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Renewing Intraparty Democracy: Assessing Competition, Deliberation, And Associational Rights Of Political Parties, Jonathan J. Thessin
Renewing Intraparty Democracy: Assessing Competition, Deliberation, And Associational Rights Of Political Parties, Jonathan J. Thessin
Jonathan J Thessin
Among the many schools of thought on the design of political institutions are two particularly fashionable ones: competitive market theories and deliberative democracy theories. Competitive democrats argue for destabilizing the two-party system by enabling third parties to compete effectively; by contrast, deliberative democrats argue for more discussion before political decisions are made. Neither theory, however, pays sufficient attention to the internal character of parties. Oftentimes, dominant parties lock up political institutions and restrict meaningful discussion not only by imposing ballot restrictions on third parties but also by restricting access to party leadership.
This article argues for a shift away from …
Renewing Intraparty Democracy: Assessing Competition, Deliberation, And Associational Rights Of Political Parties, Jonathan J. Thessin
Renewing Intraparty Democracy: Assessing Competition, Deliberation, And Associational Rights Of Political Parties, Jonathan J. Thessin
Jonathan J Thessin
Among the many schools of thought on the design of political institutions are two particularly fashionable ones: competitive market theories and deliberative democracy theories. Competitive democrats argue for destabilizing the two-party system by enabling third parties to compete effectively; by contrast, deliberative democrats argue for more discussion before political decisions are made. Neither theory, however, pays sufficient attention to the internal character of parties. Oftentimes, dominant parties lock up political institutions and restrict meaningful discussion not only by imposing ballot restrictions on third parties but also by restricting access to party leadership.
This article argues for a shift away from …