Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America, Drutman Lee

Название: Multiparty Democracy and Political Change
ISBN: 1138323942 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138323940
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: First published in 1998, This book is written by seasoned scholars of African Studies and it intended to make a significant contribution to the debate on democracy and democratization in the continent.

Автор: Drutman Lee
Название: Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America
ISBN: 0190913851 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190913854
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: American democracy is at an impasse. After years of zero-sum partisan trench warfare, our political institutions are deteriorating. Our norms are collapsing. Democrats and Republicans no longer merely argue; they cut off contact with each other. In short, the two-party system is breaking our
democracy, and driving us all crazy.

Deftly weaving together history, democratic theory, and cutting edge political science research, Drutman tells the story of how American politics became so toxic, why the country is trapped in a doom loop of escalating two-party warfare, and why it is destroying the shared sense of fairness and
legitimacy on which democracy depends. He argues that the only way out is to have more partisanship-more parties, to short-circuit the zero-sum nature of binary partisan conflict. American democracy was once stable because the two parties held within them multiple factions, which made it possible to
assemble flexible majorities and kept the temperature of political combat from overheating. But as conservative Southern Democrats and liberal Northeastern Republicans disappeared, partisan conflict flattened and pulled apart. Once the parties fully separated, toxic partisanship took over. With the
two parties divided over competing visions of national identity, Democrats and Republicans no longer see each other as opponents, but as enemies. And the more the conflict escalates, the shakier our democracy feels.

Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop makes a compelling case for large scale electoral reform-importantly, reform not requiring a constitutional amendment-that would give America more parties, making American democracy more representative, more responsive, and ultimately more stable.

Автор: Elin Naurin, Terry J Royed, Robert Thomson
Название: Party Mandates and Democracy: Making, Breaking, and Keeping Election Pledges in Twelve Countries
ISBN: 0472131214 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780472131211
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Описание: When people discuss politics, they often mention the promises politicians make during election campaigns. Promises raise hopes that positive policy changes are possible, but people are generally sceptical. This book reveals the extent to and conditions under which governments fulfil party promises during election campaigns.