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| Political parties: Political parties are groups of people who share similar political views and goals. They help to organize voters, inform the public about the issues, and hold governments accountable. Political parties also provide a platform for candidates to run for office. Democracy, Political elections, Electoral systems._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Albert O. Hirschman on Political Parties - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 524 Political Parties/Hirschman: based on his distinction between emigration and conflict (see Terminology/Hirschman), Hirschman expresses the assumption that voters move from party to party before they become involved within the party. See also Competition/Hirschman. Especially Hirschman 1974 (1). Problem: with this, the demand for a fundamental change could be directed at least for some time into useless alternatives. (2) Brocker I 526 Hirschman complements the spatial theory of the party competition of Hotelling (3), which predicts a convergence of political positions in the middle of the political spectrum, with his approach on conflicts: "This is usually done by particularly committed members. Sometimes these party strategists who maximize the votes prevail against them. Hirschman can use this to explain that presidential candidates are clearly to the right or left of the centre. 1. Albert O. Hirschman, Exit, Voice, and Loyalty. Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States, Cambridge, Mass. 1970. Dt.: Albert O. Hirschman, Abwanderung und Widerspruch. Reaktionen auf Leistungsabfall bei Unternehmungen, Organisationen und Staaten, Tübingen 1974, S. 22. 2. Ibid. p. 23. 3. cf. https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/dcstevens/entry/the_hotelling-downs_model/ Stephan Panther, „Albert O. Hirschman, Abwanderung und Widerspruch“ in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
PolHirschm I Albert O. Hirschman The Strategy of Economic Development New Haven 1958 Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-20