Political parties are the defining institutions of representative democracy and the darlings of political science. Their governing and electoral functions are among the chief concerns of the field. Yet most political theorists ignore or disparage parties as grubby arenas of ambition, obstacles to me...

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1. Verfasser:	Rosenblum, Nancy L. (Nancy Lipton), 1947-
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Schlagworte:	Universidad Sergio Arboleda Political parties. Political science. Political parties > United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy. Political parties Political science Partei Parteimitglied United States USA
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Zusammenfassung:	Political parties are the defining institutions of representative democracy and the darlings of political science. Their governing and electoral functions are among the chief concerns of the field. Yet most political theorists ignore or disparage parties as grubby arenas of ambition, obstacles to meaningful political participation and deliberation. On the Side of the Angels is a defense of the virtues of parties and partisanship, and their worth as a subject for political theory. Nancy Rosenblum's account moves between political theory and political science, and she uses resources from both fields to outline an appreciation of parties and the moral distinctiveness of partisanship. She draws from the history of political thought and identifies the main lines of opposition to parties, as well as the moments of appreciation. Rosenblum then sets forth her own theoretical appreciation of parties and partisanship. She discusses the achievement of parties in regulating rivalries, channeling political energies, and creating the lines of division that make pluralist politics meaningful. She defends "partisan" as a political identity over the much-vaunted status of "independent," and she considers where contemporary democracies should draw the line in banning parties. --From publisher's description
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (x, 588 pages)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-576) and index.
ISBN:	9781400828975 140082897X 1282721887 9781282721883