LEADER 04484nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910459939103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-72188-7 010 $a9786612721885 010 $a1-4008-2897-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400828975 035 $a(CKB)2670000000068092 035 $a(EBL)584644 035 $a(OCoLC)664571817 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000424503 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11287861 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424503 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10475135 035 $a(PQKB)11510365 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000490070 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12187507 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000490070 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10467112 035 $a(PQKB)23402062 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC584644 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36548 035 $a(DE-B1597)446848 035 $a(OCoLC)979779464 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400828975 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL584644 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10409301 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL272188 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000068092 100 $a20080122d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOn the side of the angels$b[electronic resource] $ean appreciation of parties and partisanship /$fNancy L. Rosenblum 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (601 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-13534-7 311 $a0-691-14814-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [461]-576) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : an appreciation of parties and partisanship -- Glorious traditions of antipartyism and moments of appreciation -- Glorious traditions of antipartyism : holism -- Glorious traditions of antipartyism : fatal divisiveness -- Moments of appreciation -- Post-party depression -- Progressive antipartyism -- The anxiety of influence -- Correcting the system : association, participation, and deliberation -- The moral distinctiveness of "party ID" -- Partisanship and independence -- Centrism and extremism and an ethic of partisanship -- Militant democracy : banning parties -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. 330 $aPolitical parties are the defining institutions of representative democracy and the darlings of political science. Their governing and electoral functions are among the chief concerns of the field. Yet most political theorists--including democratic theorists--ignore or disparage parties as grubby arenas of ambition, obstacles to meaningful political participation and deliberation. On the Side of the Angels is a vigorous defense of the virtues of parties and partisanship, and their worth as a subject for political theory. Nancy Rosenblum's account moves between political theory and political science, and she uses resources from both fields to outline an appreciation of parties and the moral distinctiveness of partisanship. She draws from the history of political thought and identifies the main lines of opposition to parties, as well as the rare but significant moments of appreciation. Rosenblum then sets forth her own theoretical appreciation of parties and partisanship. She discusses the achievement of parties in regulating rivalries, channeling political energies, and creating the lines of division that make pluralist politics meaningful. She defends "partisan" as a political identity over the much-vaunted status of "independent," and she considers where contemporary democracies should draw the line in banning parties. On the Side of the Angels offers an ethics of partisanship that speaks to questions of centrism, extremism, and polarization in American party politics. By rescuing parties from their status as orphans of political philosophy, Rosenblum fills a significant void in political and democratic theory. 606 $aPolitical parties 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aPolitical parties$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical parties. 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aPolitical parties 676 $a324.2 700 $aRosenblum$b Nancy L$g(Nancy Lipton),$f1947-$0844776 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459939103321 996 $aOn the side of the angels$92488628 997 $aUNINA