1. Parties today: What good are parties?

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5. What good are parties? Parties as maligned species? Parties as maligned species? Unpopular Unpopular Key questions: What is that parties do? What is that parties do? What is that they do well? What is that they do well? What do we want them to do? What do we want them to do? Do these coincide Do these coincide

6. Parties today: Hollowed out species? Hollowed out species? Mass parties without mass memberships? Mass parties without mass memberships? Difficulty attracting and retaining members Difficulty attracting and retaining members Difficulty mobilizing and galvanizing voters Difficulty mobilizing and galvanizing voters Are parties sources of policy? Are parties sources of policy? Or places where policy discussion takes place Or places where policy discussion takes place OR, are they primarily electoral machines, good at getting candidates elected, but not much else? OR, are they primarily electoral machines, good at getting candidates elected, but not much else?

7. Parties and what they do Nomination and recruitment Nomination and recruitment The electoral side: The electoral side: Professionalization of parties Professionalization of parties The emergence & impact of campaign professionals The emergence & impact of campaign professionals The US The US Canada Canada European and non-European experience European and non-European experience Outsourcing? Outsourcing?

8. Governing functions Party and the control of government Party and the control of government Parliamentary systems Parliamentary systems Presidential systems Presidential systems The US The US How strong is the “partyness of government” in How strong is the “partyness of government” in Canada Canada UK UK European multiparty systems European multiparty systems US? US?

9. Expressive functions Parties and their ability to galvanize and mobilize Parties and their ability to galvanize and mobilize The cartel model and the phenomenon of cartelization The cartel model and the phenomenon of cartelization Members at arms length Members at arms length Renewing parties: does it work? Renewing parties: does it work? Obama campaign as an exception Obama campaign as an exception

10. Parties today Regulated species Regulated species Prevalence of party law as quid pro quo for public financing of elections? Prevalence of party law as quid pro quo for public financing of elections? Have parties become part of the state? Have parties become part of the state?