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Parties and Accountable Government in New Democracies

Dartmouth College, john.carey{at}dartmouth.edu

Andrew Reynolds

University of North Carolina, asreynol{at}mail.unc.edu

Political scientists have long associated accountability with strong political parties, and have also frequently noted the weakness of parties in new democracies. This article disaggregates the strong party ideal into two components - legislative discipline and programmatic platforms - and suggests that the former in the absence of the latter can undermine accountability. We describe levels of discipline in parties in various new democracies. Then we provide a taxonomy of political party origins, according to how origins affect the proclivity of parties toward both programmatic policy and legislative discipline.

Key Words: accountability • democratic consolidation • democratic transitions • electoral systems • party discipline • political parties • responsible party government • roll call votes

Party Politics, Vol. 13, No. 2, 255-274 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1354068807073866


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