Why political parties use deliberation: A framework for analysis

Sergiu Gherghina, Vincent Jacquet

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Abstract

The development of deliberative procedures raises a series of challenges for political parties. Despite the recent development of fruitful theoretical insights and empirical research, to date, the analytical dimensions have not been put together to facilitate the study of the interaction between parties and deliberation. This paper seeks to address this gap in the literature and proposes a framework that can explain why parties use deliberative democracy. It connects three bodies of literature: intra-party democracy, parliamentary activity, and connection with the citizenry. The article proposes an analytical framework that differentiates between issues (people and policies) and the goals (strategic objectives and normative goals). This framework brings relevant theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions to the broader field of the study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)495-511
Number of pages17
JournalActa Politica
Volume58
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Deliberation
  • Framework
  • Goals
  • Issues
  • Political parties

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