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For a century at least, parties have been central to the study of politics. Yet their typical conceptual reduction to a network of power-seeking elites has left many to wonder why parties were ever thought crucial to democracy. This book seeks to retrieve a richer conception of partisanship, drawing on modern political thought and extending it in the light of contemporary democratic theory and practice. Looking beyond the party as organization, the book develops an original account of what it is to be a partisan. It examines the ideas, orientations, obligations, and practices constitutive of partisanship properly understood, and how these intersect with the core features of democratic life. Such an account serves to underline in distinctive fashion why democracy needs its partisans, and puts in relief some of the key trends of contemporary politics

Partisanship. --- Political parties --- Philosophy. --- Partis politiques --- Militants politiques --- Militantisme --- Démocratie --- Adhésion --- Sociologie --- Partisanship --- Philosophy --- Political sociology --- Démocratie. --- Militantisme. --- Adhésion. --- Sociologie. --- Political parties - Philosophy --- Démocratie. --- Adhésion.

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Explores how democratic norms resonate with party activists, and with what implications for representative governmentCombines normative theories of democratic partisanship and the empirical study of political partiesContributes a novel theoretical framework for the empirical analysis of democratic partisanshipShowcases an innovative and replicable methodology for focus group discussion and analysisDraws on extensive original research conducted in France and Hungary with 117 political party membersStudies a number of political parties including the conservative Fidesz party and socialist MSzP in Hungary and Parti Socialiste (PS) and Union pour un Mouvement populaire (UMP) in FranceIncludes rare testimonies from within Fidesz, Hungary's governing radical right party since 2010Includes 30 graphic visualisations of key differences in the outlooks of participantsPolitical parties are caught in the crossfire of contemporary criticism. Some are accused of being excessively technocratic and removed from citizens' concerns, while others are attacked for their populist discourse and for pandering to the base instincts of constituents. But what ideal of partisanship do we have in mind when we blame parties for the ills of democracy? And how do real-world parties actually compare to this normative ideal? Democratic Partisanship bridges political theory and empirical study to answer these questions. It explores and compares how key democratic norms hailed by political theorists, such as good justification and respect for opponents, resonate with right-wing and left-wing party members in Hungary and France.Focusing on the partisan's perspective, the book explores how and why some party organisations reconcile the most contradictory democratic imperatives while others fail to uphold basic principles. Far from writing-off parties as intrinsically suspect, Democratic Partisanship makes an incisive case for a new partisan ethic in an age of democratic crises.

Democracy. --- Partisanship --- Party affiliation. --- Right and left (Political science). --- Political aspects.

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This volume explores the questions of what a political party is and what counts as political partisanship, drawing upon modern political thought and extending it in the light of contemporary democratic theory and practice.

Partisanship. --- Political parties --- Philosophy. --- Parties, Political --- Party systems, Political --- Political party systems --- Political science --- Divided government --- Intra-party disagreements (Political parties) --- Political conventions --- Sins

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The insurrection of January 6, 2021, demonstrated conclusively that tribalism in the United States has become dangerous. The "other side" is no longer viewed as a well-intentioned opponent but as an existential threat. If we don't change course, American democracy is far from assured.This book outlines specific steps that average citizens can take to back the nation away from the brink. Instead of looking to political leaders, institutions, or policy for solutions to extreme partisanship, Christopher Beem argues that concerned citizens can and must take up the cause. He spells out seven civic practices we can all follow that will help us work against our antidemocratic tendencies and reorient the nation toward the "more perfect union" of our Founders. Beem's road map to restore our democracy draws on thinkers from Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas to James Madison, Hannah Arendt, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Empathetic and eminently reasonable, The Seven Democratic Virtues presents practical advice for what each of us can do to change the political discourse and save our democracy. This is necessary reading for our politics today-and in the future.

Democracy. --- Democrats. --- Donald Trump. --- Politics. --- Republicans. --- Tribalism. --- Virtue. --- citizenship. --- civics. --- civil society. --- conservative. --- electoral politics. --- how to save democracy. --- liberal. --- partisanship.

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Wendy Brown diagnoses a late-modern nihilism that trivializes values--including truth itself--and reduces politics to narcissism and power-mongering. Rereading Max Weber, who saw a similar predicament in his own time, Brown seeks to reground political action in responsibility and reorient classrooms to the critical thinking citizens need today.

Citizenship --- Ethics --- Identity politics --- Nihilism (Philosophy) --- Political aspects. --- Weber, Max, --- anti democratic. --- charisma. --- citizenship. --- college. --- culture wars. --- ethics. --- ethos. --- fact value distinction. --- higher education. --- identity. --- liberalism. --- morality. --- nietzsche. --- partisanship. --- populism. --- religion. --- scholarship. --- vocation. --- wissenschaft.