nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20190212-111020-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 181207s2018||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20190212-111020-0 doi eng 342 23 Rose-Ackerman, Susan Author aut Beyond Electoral Mandates—Oversight and Public Participation Rose-Ackerman, Susan Verfassungsblog 2018-12-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Those who win elections want to remain in power after the next election. They have an incentive to undermine the credibility of the opposition and to use the tools of political power to do so. Incumbents who aggrandize power and demonize opponents can produce situations where office holders are less and less threatened by credible organized opponents. The opposition, in turn, seeks to gain power not only by espousing alternative policies but also by questioning the integrity and competence of incumbents. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Constitutionalism democracy European Union Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/beyond-electoral-mandates-oversight-and-public-participation/ raw object