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On the Side of the Angels: An Appreciation of Parties and Partisanship Paperback – August 1, 2010

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Political 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.

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August 1, 2010
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978-0691148144
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"Incisive and deftly written. . . . The most provocative part of On the Side of the Angels is not the discussion of parties as institutions; most people will readily grant that democracies require parties. What is more striking is Rosenblum's case for partisanship."---Paul Starr, New Republic

"Rosenblum's analysis . . . adds much greater rigor, clarity, and depth to [existing scholarship]. . . . Even more, she creates a defense of partisan identification that is, at least to this reviewer, totally original."---John Aldrich, Perspectives on Politics

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"Part intellectual history, part a study of contemporary politics, Nancy Rosenblum's exciting, original book poses an energetic challenge to both political theory and to citizens disaffected by democracy today. For those who think democracy would be better without strong political parties, Rosenblum seeks to show that parties and partisanship are central to meaningful political commitment."―Richard H. Pildes, New York University School of Law

"Riveting and highly original, On the Side of the Angels argues with great gusto as well as deep learning that both parties and partisanship are wrongly despised today as fragmenting the desirable holism of the body politic. No other book so comprehensively interprets the account of parties and partisanship given by major political philosophers while offering a contemporary normative argument that parties and partisanship serve the political good."―Kathleen M. Sullivan, Stanford Law School

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press (August 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 600 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0691148147
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691148144
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.73 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1.5 x 9 inches

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Arthur L. Finkle

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Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2016

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While his attempt to make me love political parties is an abject failure

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2014

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While his attempt to make me love political parties is an abject failure, Mr. Rosenblum makes a compelling argument for them being, at the very least, a necessary evil. A good read for any Political Science student.

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Sarah

The title is a total misnomer!

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2022

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This is not an appreciation of parties. It's a litany of all the arguments against them! While it does have some arguments in favor of parties, this tome is a scholarly work (perhaps the author's dissertation?) detailing ad nauseam the history of arguments against parties.

Someone should write a book in praise of parties. But it should be readable and not just a compendium of arguments against them.

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2017

Nancy Rosenblum is a woman!!!!

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We need better partisanship -- not Independence or bipartisanship or post-partisanship

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2009

"On the Side of the Angels" is on the ROROTOKO list of cutting-edge intellectual nonfiction. Professor Rosenblum's book interview ran here as cover feature on July 31, 2009.

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