0 not a member of or connected with a group or political party: --
a non-partisan organization/voter/watchdog group
Also, controlling on a level of political involvement almost completely explains the difference in saliency for partisan and non-partisan respondents.
And for those who like their academic literature piously non-partisan, this book may be something of a challenge.
They believed that their social-political commitment was best served exactly by the non-partisan and strictly objective, positive character of sociography.
If the number of cabinet parties had changed from one to four, the share of non-partisan cabinet members would have dropped to 4.1 per cent.
As the war progressed, the president came to appreciate the battlefield effectiveness and political self-restraint of non-partisan commanders; hence, his increased support for professionalism.
Even under less trying circumstances, some non-partisan ministers may be drafted into 'normal' cabinets to contribute policy expertise that the parties may otherwise lack.
This may in turn limit the scope for non-partisan appointments.
Equation 6 provides the basic comparative statics concerning the proportion of non-partisan ministers proposed by the prime minister in equilibrium.