The impact of party organisational changes on democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6407697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elin Haugsgjerd Allern (0000-0002-2583-5827), Karina Kosiara-Pedersen (0000-0003-0204-8203), Karina Pedersen |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-92 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402380601019688 |
| OpenAlex | W2155507143 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 76 |
This article explores post-World War II developments in the organisation of political parties and the impact this has had on democracy in Western Europe. Adopting three models of democracy as analytical tools we discuss the consequences of, for example, declining membership figures and power on parties' ability to sustain competitive, participatory and deliberative aspects of representative democracy. We find that while there is evidence of a trend towards the competitive model, it is not uniform and the relationship is less clear-cut than previously suggested. The article shows that by making normative assumptions explicit, analyses of party change become more accurate, fruitful and, paradoxically, less biased. Because our conclusions are contingent at times on questionable assumptions about empirical relationships, we urge further research on a number of party organisational matters
Citizen journalism · Democracy · Economics · Empirical evidence · Epistemology · Normative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Power (physics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |