Chaney, Paul  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2110-0436
2015.
Exploring the pathologies of one-party-dominance on third sector public policy engagement in liberal democracies: Evidence from meso-government in the UK.
VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
26
(4)
, pp. 1460-1484.
10.1007/s11266-014-9493-7
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Abstract
In liberal systems governing-party-turnover and third sector organisations’ engagement in public policy-making are seen as key factors maintaining the health of democracy. However, a significant lacuna in current understanding is the effect on engagement when governing-party-turnover is absent. Accordingly, drawing on qualitative interview data, this study examines the effects of one-party-dominance (OPD) in Wales; a regional polity in the UK where the Left-of-centre Labour Party has held uninterrupted government office since a new meso-legislature was created in 1999. The findings reveal OPD introduces a range of pathologies related to party institutionalisation, path-dependency and cognitive locks. These affect third sector organisations’ resource dependency and strategic bridging to elected representatives. The resulting democratic ills are self-sustaining and include diminution of NGOs’ autonomy, trust and criticality. This study’s wider significance lies in underlining the importance of governing-party-turnover- not only to effective third sector public policy engagement, but also the health of contemporary liberal democracies.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 0957-8765 |
| Funders: | ESRC |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 30 March 2016 |
| Last Modified: | 21 May 2023 06:13 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/65240 |
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