Committees, Formal Parties, and Party Adaptation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13057775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Skinner (New College of Florida, corresponding author), Seth Masket (0000-0002-7835-0946, University of Denver), David A Dulio (Oakland University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 137-156 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Forum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2194-6183 • E-ISSN: 1540-8884 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/for-2013-0034 |
| OpenAlex | W2315222549 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 17 |
Political parties are not static organizations; they continually adapt to changes to the political, electoral, and legal environments. In this paper we argue that so-called 527 committees are another form of party adaptation. We investigate questions about their role in elections, using a dataset consisting of the personnel backgrounds of the largest 527s in the 2004 and 2006 election cycles. We examine the staffing of these groups and their ties to the formal party structures. We find that 527 organizations with stronger personnel links to formal party organizations have more connections to other 527s. The results suggest that 527s are not independent actors disrupting the party system, but rather well-placed participants in the party networks that helped parties adapt to a changing electoral context
Adaptation (eye · Context (archaeology · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Staffing · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |