Search results
partisanship, in democratic politics and government, a strong adherence, dedication, or loyalty to a political party —or to an ideology or agenda associated with a political party—usually accompanied by a negative view of an opposing party. Extreme partisanship is generally regarded as detrimental to the functioning of democratic ...
Nonpartisanship, also known as nonpartisanism, is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias towards, a political party. [1]While an Oxford English Dictionary definition of partisan includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., [2] in most cases, nonpartisan refers specifically to political party connections rather than being the strict antonym of "partisan".
Feb 17, 2021 · Abstract. People have a tendency to disregard information that contradicts their partisan or ideological identity. This inclination can become especially striking when citizens reject notions that scientists would consider “facts” in the light of overwhelming scientific evidence and consensus. The resulting polarization over science has ...
- Roderik Rekker
- 10.1177/0963662521989193
- 2021
- Public Underst Sci. 2021 May; 30(4): 352-368.
Despite their centrality to modern democracy, until recently political parties were relegated to the margins of normative democratic theory, taking a back seat to social movements, civil society associations, deliberative experiments, spaces for local participatory government, and direct popular participation. Yet, in the past 15 years, a burgeoning literature has emerged in democratic theory ...
Summary. Partisanship remains a powerful influence on political behavior within developed and developing democracies, but there remains a lively debate on its nature, origins, and measurement. In this debate, political scientists draw on social identity theory to clarify the nature of partisanship and its political consequences in the United ...
A common theme at the 2020 Canadian Science Policy Conference was the importance of a non-partisan approach to craft science policy. However, during the session “Polarization – what does it mean for science communication and decision making” Preston Manning noted that the term non-partisan is inherently flawed.
People also ask
What does partisanship mean in politics?
Does partisanship have a social nature?
What is partisanship research?
What is nonpartisanship in politics?
What is the difference between partisan and nonpartisan?
Why is extreme partisanship a problem?
Rosenblum says that “political science deserves the first word” on how to conceive of partisan attachment due to its long history as a central focus of the field, but leaves it practically as the last word when it comes to the fundamental conceptualization of partisanship (Rosenblum Reference Rosenblum 2008, 323). Though these authors offer compelling rational reconstructions of what ...
