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Guaranteed Rotation in Office: A ‘New’ Model Of Democracy
Author(s) -
Goodin Robert E.,
Lepora Chiara
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the political quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1467-923X
pISSN - 0032-3179
DOI - 10.1111/1467-923x.12172
Subject(s) - democracy , ideal (ethics) , rotation (mathematics) , political science , political economy , law and economics , economics , law , politics , mathematics , geometry
Although once a classic democratic ideal, rotation in office is nowadays seen more as a natural consequence of competitive elections than a goal in its own right. But this article proposes that a strict rota, with each group taking a turn in office, might be preferable to ordinary electoral democracy in certain sorts of countries: nascent democracies, divided societies with persistent minorities and failed one‐party democracies. Ways are suggested of combining intraparty democracy with interparty rotation.

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