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This book evaluates political finance rules and party systems in terms of three distinctive normative dimensions, which capture what parties, at their best, can contribute to democratic politics. Based on this, it sets out a framework for evaluating financing systems so that they can be designed or reformed to better support good governance.
List of contents
- List of Figure
- List of Tables
- Introduction
- 1: The Normative Theory of Partisanship
- 2: Concentrated Party Systems and the Normative Theory of Partisanship
- 3: Multiparty Systems and the Normative Theory of Partisanship
- 4: Political Finance Models and the Normative Theory of Partisanship: Towards a Civic Model
- 5: Contextualizing the Civic Model of Political Finance
- 6: Applying the Framework in Practice
- References
- Index
About the author
Matteo Bonotti is an Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Monash University in Melbourne. His research interests include democratic theory, political liberalism and public reason, linguistic justice, free speech and civility, and food justice. His work has appeared in journals such as the
American Political Science Review, the
Journal of Politics, the
British Journal of Political Science, and
Political Studies. He is the author of
Partisanship and Political Liberalism in Diverse Societies (OUP, 2017) and the co-author of
Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy: A Public Reason Approach (OUP, 2022).
Zim Nwokora is an Associate Professor of Politics and Policy Studies at Deakin University in Melbourne. He is a comparative political scientist whose research examines theoretical and empirical questions about political party systems, constitutional structures, democracy, and political finance. His work has appeared in journals such as the
Australian Journal of Political Science, the
Australian Journal of Politics and History, the
British Journal of Political Science,
Governance, the
International Journal of Constitutional Law,
Party Politics,
Political Research Quarterly, and
Political Studies. His research has been discussed in media outlets such as ABC Radio, BBC World Service, and
The Conversation.
Summary
This book evaluates political finance rules and party systems in terms of three distinctive normative dimensions, which capture what parties, at their best, can contribute to democratic politics. Based on this, it sets out a framework for evaluating financing systems so that they can be designed or reformed to better support good governance.
