Party Linkage, Public Justification and Mixed Electoral Systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6344273 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matteo Bonotti (0000-0001-8241-4896, Monash University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 586-602 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032321720978339 |
| OpenAlex | W3112923894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 49 |
In recent years, a number of political theorists have aimed to restore the central role of parties in democratic life. These theorists have especially highlighted two key normative functions of parties: linkage and public justification. In this article, I argue that these two functions are often in tension. First, I illustrate how this tension manifests itself in liberal democracies. Second, I explain that parties’ ability to fulfil each of the two functions is strongly affected by the electoral system under which they operate: while first-past-the-post encourages party linkage but hinders public justification, the opposite is true of proportional representation. Third, I argue that a mixed electoral system can best guarantee the balance between parties’ linkage and justificatory functions. Fourth, I suggest a number of proposals for party reforms that could help mixed electoral systems to balance party linkage and public justification while preventing the re-emergence of the tension between them within parties
Balance (ability · Democracy · Law and economics · Linkage (software · Normative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proportional representation · Representation (politics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |