...alia, the view of the political philosopher Edmund Burke that 'Party is a body of men united, for the promoting by their joint endeavours the national interest,...upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed.'35 By this definition, Algeria's parties are not parties. They are not at all united for the...

...this new view, party was to be defined as "a body of men united for promoting by their joint endeavors the national interest upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed." Here was an altogether fresh conception of associative politics, alive to the complex realities of...

...to the "national good" may be overlooked. For this reason, Edmund Burke's famous definition of party "as a body of men united for promoting by their joint...upon some particular principle in which they are all united"3 cannot be ignored. It is important for the functioning of the political system whether or...

...best known aspect of his party theory is his definition of party: 'a body of man united for prompting by their joint endeavours the national interest, upon...particular principle in which they are all agreed'. 24 In defending the principledness of party Burke was careful to protect himself from the charge that...

...endeavours to make the determinant of government".4 (5) According to Edmund Burk, "A political party is a body of men united for promoting by their joint endeavours the national interest upon some political principle in which they agreed". Essentials of Parties. From these definitions we come to...

...distinguished from religious principles ,25 Burke's much quoted but little understood definition is: "Party is a body of men united, for promoting by their joint...particular principle in which they are all agreed." Ends require means; and parties are the "proper means" for enabling such men "to carry their common...

...definities van politieke partijen komt van Edmund Burke (1729-1797) en is neergeschreven in 1770: "Party is a body of men united, for promoting by their joint...endeavours the national interest, upon some particular prindple in which they are all agreed." (Heywood 2002:249) Deze opvallend positieve connotatie van...

...political party, such as Edmund Burke's "a body of men united, for promoting by their joint endeavors the national interest, upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed" (1971, 1:151) and Anthony Downs's "a team of men seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining...

...affections, and common interests. . . . Party is a body of men united for promoting by their joint endeavors the national interest upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed. For my part, I find it impossible to conceive, that any one believes in his own politics, or thinks...

...principles.73 Burke's emerging notion of party as "a body of men united for promoting by their joint endeavors the national interest upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed"74 — his summons to the public interest over the factionalism of the private advantage —...