Party Linkage, Public Justification and Mixed Electoral Systems.
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...
| Publicado en: | Political Studies Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 586 - 603 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Aug2022
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