Assessment Information T3 Resits 2022:

Assessment Information T3 Resits 2022:

PLTC09020 Democracy and European Political Parties

Module Coordinator: Mark McNally

Module Moderator: Arno van der Zwet

Resit Assessment 2 Case Study

Weighting: 70%

Due Date:Monday 20th June, 11.59 pm.

Word Limit: 3000 words

The Electoral Commission of [country/region] has decided to conduct a democratic audit in relation to the democratic culture, functions, structures and representative role of political parties and the extent to which these parties have challenged or advanced democratic principles.

You have been tasked to conduct a case study of [x] political party to inform the Commissions overall findings. The Commission has set out a clear structure in terms of the criteria although you may want to concentrate on particular areas and add additional sections that are especially relevant to your case study. You should also give adequate attention to the context (i.e. the electoral and party system and recent political developments) in which the chosen party operates. All criteria below must however be covered.

Introduction to the political party, its recent achievements, a discussion of the party political context in which it operates and how these have facilitated or constrained its capacity to contribute to the development of democratic politics in its unique setting.

To what extent does the partys ideology align with the theoretical concepts of liberal democracy, or indeed, other conceptions of democracy that it seeks to advance?

Do the partys governance structures ensure democratic principles are met (issues of candidate selection, corruption, inclusiveness, openness etc.)?

How has the partys membership developed over the past 10 years and what are the main considerations for democracy (declining membership, representative membership, inclusive, etc.)?

To what extent does the partys leadership adhere to principles of democracy and/or contribute to a democratic crisis?

How effectively does the party exercise its role of representation both in terms of its own unique electorate and the wider public interest?

Has the party actively sought to promote democratic principles in new and innovative ways?

You should finish your case study report with a clear set of recommendations of how the party could improve its democratic culture, functions and structures. (250 words min.)

Submission is via Turnitin only at the link T3 Resit Case Study Submission on the same section you received this guidance from.

Focused Reading/Resource List for Completion of this Assessment

You are strongly advised to consult the additional reading list at the end of the Module Handbook on Moodle and in the relevant section in Moodle (including the lecture slides) for each topic.

The Labour Party

Bale, T. (2013), Concede and Move On? One Nation Labour and the Welfare State. The Political Quarterly, 84: 342-352. doi:10.1111/j.1467-923X.2013.12023.x

Bale, T. (2016), The Loser Takes It All. Labour and Jeremy Corbyn: A Response to Steve Richards. The Political Quarterly, 87: 18-19. doi:10.1111/1467-923X.12219

Bale, T, Webb, P. Poletti, M (2016),Minority views? Labour members had been longing for someone like Corbyn before he was even on the ballot paper http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/54068-2/Crines, A. (2017) Transforming Labour: The New Labour Leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, Political Insight, 8(2), pp. 2629. doi: 10.1177/2041905817726903 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2041905817726903

Heppell, T. (2021),The Labour Party leadership election: The Stark model and the selection of Keir Starmer.British Politics(2021). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-021-00164-w

Honeyman, V. (2018) On the Brink of Greatness or Disaster? The Leadership of Jeremy Corbyn,Political Insight, 9(4), pp. 1215. doi:10.1177/2041905818815191.

Moher, J (2021), The Contending Allies: What the Trade Unions and the Labour Party can learn from the experiences of their predecessors between the Wars, History and Policy 16 April https://www.historyandpolicy.org/policy-papers/papers/the-contending-allies-what-the-trade-unions-and-the-labour-party-can-learn-from-the-experiences-of-their-predecessors-between-the-wars

Quinn, T. (2016) The British Labour Partys leadership election of 2015,The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 18(4), pp. 759778. doi:10.1177/1369148116664268.

Whiteley P, Poletti M, Webb P, Bale T. (2019), Oh Jeremy Corbyn! Why did Labour Party membership soar after the 2015 general election?The British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 21:1 80-98. doi:10.1177/1369148118815408Fianna Fil

Bolleyer, N. (2009) Inside the Cartel Party: Party Organisation in Government and Opposition.Political Studies, vol. 57, 3: pp. 559-579. (Fianna Fail used as case study)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07907184.2016.1272586?journalCode=fips20

Bolleyer N., and Weeks, L. (2017).From cartel party to traditional membership organisation: the organisational evolution of Fianna Fil.Irish Political Studies, 32, 1, pp.96-117.

http://moodle1819.uws.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/150328/mod_resource/content/1/From%20cartel%20party%20to%20traditional%20membership%20organisation%20the%20organisational%20evolution%20of%20Fianna%20F%20il.pdf

Carty, R.K. (2017) A Natural Governing Party: Fianna Fil in comparative perspective. Irish Political Studies, 32, 1, pp.30-48. [Access the article using Shibboleth]

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07907184.2016.1271331?needAccess=true

Little, C. and Farrell, D.M (2019) 'In the Liberals but not of the liberals,' in: Close, C. and Van Haute, E. (eds.) Liberal Parties in Europe. London and New York: Routledge. pp.185-204. [Link on DEPP Moodle site].

McGraw, S. (2017) Fianna Fil: The art of adaptive survival,Irish Political Studies, 32, 1, pp.72-95. [Access using Shibboleth or Open Athens]

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07907184.2016.1271330

Murphy, G. (2006) Assessing the Relationship between Neoliberalism and Political Corruption: The Fianna FilProgressive Democrat Coalition, 19972006.Irish Political Studies, 21, 3, pp.297-317. [Access using Shibboleth or Open Athens]https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07907180600886344?src=recsys

O Malley & Murphy, G. (2017) The Leadership Difference? Context and Choice in Fianna Fils party Leadership.Irish Political Studies, 32, 1, pp.118-140. [Access using Shibboleth or Open Athens]https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07907184.2016.1271328?src=recsys

OMalley, E. & McGraw, S. (2017) Fianna Fil: The Glue of Ambiguity.Irish Political Studies, 32, 1, pp.1-29. [Access using Shibboleth or Open Athens]

HYPERLINK "https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/fWgirK5ezuSZvqUUCwFC/full" https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/fWgirK5ezuSZvqUUCwFC/full

Party for Freedom

A comprehensive reading list is attached to the lecture slides for this topic.

De Lange, S. L., and Art, D. (2011) Fortuyn versus Wilders: An agency based approach to radical right party building. West European Politics, vol. 34(6), pp. 122949. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01402382.2011.616662?needAccess=true

Lucardie, P., and Voerman, G. (2013) Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom: A Political Entrepreneur in the Polder. In K. Grabouw, & F. Hartleb (Eds.), Exposing the Demogogues: Right-wing and National Populist Parties in Europe. Brussel/Berlijn: Centre for European Studies & Konrad-AdenauerStiftung, pp. 187-204. https://www.rug.nl/research/portal/files/15969024/2013_Gerrit_Voerman_Lucardie_Geert_Wilders_and_the_party.pdSchumacher, G. and Rooduijn, M. (2013) Sympathy for the Devil? Voting for populist in the 2006 and 2010 Dutch general elections. Electoral Studies, vol. 32, pp. 124133. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379412001357/pdfft?md5=94f782d61cdcc06edad2684f17f7cc7d&pid=1-s2.0-S0261379412001357-main.pdf

Vossen, K. (2016) The power of populism: Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom in the Netherlands, London: Routledge.

Van Kessel, S. (2011) Explaining the electoral performance of populist parties: the Netherlands as a case study. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, vol. 12 (1), pp. 68-88. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15705854.2011.546148?needAccess=true

Union for a Popular Movement (French Republicans)

Bachelot, C. and Haegel, F. (2015) The Presidentialization of Dominant Parties in France. In Gianlucca Passarelli, The Presidentialization of Political Parties. Organizations, Institutions and Leaders. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 88-106. http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/7294/1/25.pdf#page=114

Carvalho, J. (2017) Mainstream Party Strategies Towards Extreme Right Parties: The French 2007 and 2012 Presidential Elections, Government and Opposition, 54(2), pp. 365-386.

Carvalho, J. (2017). The French mainstream and the Front Nationals electoral fortunes. In Pontus Odmalm and Eve Hepburn (Ed.), The European mainstream and the populist radical right. Routledge, pp. 90-108.

Evans, J. and Ivaldi, G. (2021) France: Party System and the Demise of the Post-Gaullist Right, in Riding the Populist Wave. Europes Mainstream Right in Crisis. Ed. By Bale, T. and Rovira Kaltwasser, C. Cambridge University Press, pp. 113-141.

Haegel, F. (2004) The Transformation of the French Right: Institutional Imperatives and Organizational Changes, French Politics, 2(2), pp. 185202.

Haegel, F. (2011) How to Manufacture Party Membership. The case of the French UMP. Emilie Van Haute.Partyship in Europe: Exploration into the Anthills of Party Politics, ditions de l'Universit de Bruxelles, pp.95 107.

Haegel, F. (2015) The Union for a Popular Movement after Sarkozy. In France after 2012. Riccardo Brizzi; Gabriel Goodliffe.France after 2012, Berghahn Books, pp. 61-73.

Hewlett, N. (2012) Voting in the Shadow of the Crisis. The French Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of 2012, Modern & Contemporary France, 20(4), pp. 403-420.

Ivaldi G. (2007) Presidential Strategies, Models of Leadership and the Development of Parties in Candidate-Centred Polity: The UMP and PS Presidential nomination campaigns, French Politics, 5, pp. 253-277.

Ivaldi, G (2008) Inequality, Identity and the People: New Patterns of Right-Wing Competition and Sarkozys Winning Formula in the 2007 French Presidential Election. American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, Aug 2008, Boston, United States.

Knapp, A. (2014) En Attendant Sarko? Frances mainstream right and centre 2012-14, Modern and Contemporary France, 22(4), pp. 473-489.

Knapp, A. (2018) Structure vs Accident in the Defeat of Frances mainstream right, Parliamentary Affairs, 71, pp. 558-577.

Marliere, P. (2009) Sarkozysm as an Ideological Theme Park. Nicolas Sarkozy and Right-Wing Political Thought, Modern & Contemporary France, 17(4), pp. 375-390.

Mondon, A. (2013) Nicholas Sarkozys legitimation of the Front National: background and perspectives, Patterns of Prejudice, 47(1), pp. 22-40.

The Left Party

Campbell, R. (2018) Persistence and Renewal: The German Left Partys Journey From Outcast to Opposition. Contemporary Politics, 24(2), pp. 153-72. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13569775.2017.1392671Doerschler, P. and Banaszak, L.A. (2007) Voter Support for the German PDS over time: Dissatisfaction, Ideology, Losers and East Identity. Electoral Studies 26(2), pp.359-370. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/electoral-studies/vol/26/issue/2Doerschler, P. (2015) Die Linke: Still an Eastern Cultural Icon? German Politics, 24(3), pp. 377-401. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09644008.2015.1060413Gomez, R., Morales, L. and Ramiro, L. (2016) Varieties of Radicalism: Examining the Diversity of Radical Left Parties and Voters in Western Europe, West European Politics, 39(2), pp. 351-379. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01402382.2015.1064245Hough, D. (2000) Made in Eastern Germany: The PDS and the Articulation of Eastern German Interests. German Politics, 9(2), pp.125-148. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01402382.2015.1064245Olsen, J. (2007) The Merger of the PDS and WASG: From Eastern German Regional Party to National Radical Left Party? German Politics, 16(2), pp.205-221. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09644000701414206Patton, D.F. (2011) Out of the East: From PDS to Left Party in Unified Germany. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. (Available via UWS Library)

Ramiro, L. (2016) Support for Radical Left Parties in Western Europe: Social Background, Ideology and Political Orientations, European Political Science Review, 8(1), pp. 1-23. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-political-science-review/article/support-for-radical-left-parties-in-western-europe-social-background-ideology-and-political-orientations/A84EA739A21B913F661AE50A38D632C4