DIRECTING DEMOCRACY

DIRECTING DEMOCRACY

Rosenbuth and Spar discuss the vital importance political parties are to political systems around the world, especially in the United States. To strengthen parties for the sake of more meaningful voter choice, parties need to back away from local selection mechanisms such as primaries and caucuses,...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Yale review 2017-07, Vol.105 (3), p.26-35
Hauptverfasser: McCall Rosenbluth, Frances, Shapiro, Ian
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Democracy
Electoral reform
Political parties
Political systems
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Zusammenfassung:Rosenbuth and Spar discuss the vital importance political parties are to political systems around the world, especially in the United States. To strengthen parties for the sake of more meaningful voter choice, parties need to back away from local selection mechanisms such as primaries and caucuses, and reject referenda, direct election of leaders, and other illusory instruments of popular control.
ISSN:0044-0124
1467-9736
DOI:10.1111/yrev.13230