Swords into plowshares
The organizational transformation of rebel groups into political parties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6180922 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Ishiyama (0000-0002-9934-6030, University of North Texas), Anna Batta (University of North Texas) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 369-379 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communist and Post-Communist Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-067X • E-ISSN: 1873-6920 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2011.10.004 |
| OpenAlex | W2049809295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 51 |
| References cited | 31 |
How do the features of a rebel group and the external political environment interact to affect the internal dynamics within a rebel group after it transforms into a political party? In this paper we combine literature on organizational change in parties in new democracies with the emerging literature on rebel group-to-party transformation, to develop a framework by which to understand these dynamics. Using the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) as a case study, we find that the legacies of the conflict, the organizational legacies of the rebel group, and the post civil war incentives for electoral gain, create political cleavages within parties that generate considerable organizational centripetal pressures, pressures that will need to be accommodated in new party organizational structures
Communism · Economic system · Economics · Incentive · Market economy · Organizational change · Organizational Dynamics · Organizational structure · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 50 |