Prompting Legislative Agreement and Loyalty

What Role for Intra-Party Democracy

Bibliographic Data

ID6313005
AuthorsCaroline Close (0000-0002-5366-5124, Université Libre de Bruxelles), Gherghina (0000-0002-6627-5598, University of Glasgow), Sergiu Gherghina, Vivien Sierens (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Vivien Denis Sierens (0009-0006-1364-5723, Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Year2019
Volume72
Issue2
Pages387-405
Publication date2019-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/pa/gsx075
OpenAlexW2770698102
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited37

Existing research often suggests that a greater degree of internal democracy within parties could weaken party unity. This article tests this assumption and analyses the relationship between degrees of intra-party democracy (IPD) and legislators' attitudes towards party unity. The article uses data collected in the framework of the PartiRep Comparative MP Survey; and of the Political Party Database (PPDB). The study includes 796 parliamentarians in 45 parties, elected in 14 European national assemblies. The findings indicate that the legislators from more democratic party organizations tend to report more frequent disagreement and to assert their own opinions against the one of their parties

Agreement · Democracy · Legislature · Loyalty · Political science · Politics · Single non-transferable vote · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics

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