A5050085576- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Political Systems and Governance
- Social Media and Politics
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Labor Movements and Unions
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
- Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Political Theory and Influence
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Turkey's Politics and Society
- Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- European Political History Analysis
- Social Capital and Networks
- Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
- Corruption and Economic Development
- German legal, social, and political studies
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
University of Houston
2014-2025
University of Toronto
2001-2005
Western University
2001
In recent years, membership in established political parties has been shrinking, but at the same time members of some have received increased powers to help select candidates, leaders and party policies. These twin trends make it important re-examine who is joining today’s smaller parties. As shrink, do they attract a changed mixture members, possibly with different priorities? Using data from two sets European surveys, our study investigates this question longitudinal change membership. The...
This article introduces the first findings of Political Party Database Project, a major survey party organizations in parliamentary and semi-presidential democracies. The project’s round data covers 122 parties 19 countries. In this article, we describe scope database, then investigate what it tells us about contemporary organization these countries, focusing on parties’ resources, structures internal decision-making. We examine organizational patterns by country family, where possible make...
▪ Abstract This article reviews efforts to study the impact of money in politics democracies outside United States. In recent years, around world have begun publish increasing amounts data on candidate and party finance. Although much this information is partial, some it even deliberately misleading, has nevertheless opened up many new opportunities for researchers systematically examine role politics. The development theories about origins political finance regimes regulations not kept pace...
This study examines how seats in the European Parliament fit into domestic political careers. It shows that Parliament's four largest national delegations have developed a core of MEPs who made long-term commitments to institution. There are significant differences these patterns, but as whole they make it more likely future Parliaments will be filled with careerist view their principal arena, and seek increase institution's prestige power relative other institutions.
This article considers the extent to which political parties can use direct democratic reforms as an effective tool for reshaping behavior. It investigates interaction between behavioral and institutional changes associated with recent German extensions of democracy intra-party democracy. The examination finds clear links individual participation preferences evolution framework: promoted in hopes making `conventional', electorally orientated more appealing citizens who were increasingly...
Is direct democracy on the rise around world? Previous efforts to answer this question have investigated patterns of referendum usage and found only small isolated increases. In contrast, current study focuses institutional change finds a broad movement redesign institutions in ways that give citizens more opportunities exercise control over political decision making.
Abstract. From Duverger onward, students of party organization have failed to address systematically the question what members actually do for ‘mass’ parties. This article argues that a clearer understanding particular reasons why parties want can help us better interpret ongoing changes in relations between specific organizations and individual members. lists wide range arguments are most likely make concerning costs benefits memberships. Which these types highlights has implications about...
Political observers agree that parties in European parliamentary democracies are more likely than previously to give party members opportunities vote decisions about policies or personnel. Observers less agreed the implications of these apparent procedural trends. Some, including Peter Mair, saw them as evidence hollowing-out democracies; others have seen enhancing citizens' for meaningful political participation. Because this is ultimately an empirical question well a normative one,...
Abstract The number of countries offering public subsidies to political parties has vastly increased in recent decades, but there have been few attempts assess how these affect competition. Expectations about their likely impact vary widely. Some described as key devices used by so-called 'cartel parties' buttress status and exclude new challengers. Others see incentives that encourage party formation sustain fledgling otherwise might disappear. research reported here investigates the...
Why would parties continue to care about membership enrollment in an age of television campaigning and direct-mail fundraising? To answer this question, Parties their Members traces organizing strategies employed by British German during the past half century. Using careful analysis historical records interviews with party officials, author shows that organizers have reacted technological social developments modifying ideas how members can help achieve goals.
The popular pressures for reforms of the democratic process have mounted across OECD nations over past generation. In response, institutions are changing, evolving, expanding in ways that may alter structure process. These changes include representative democracy proceses, expansion direct democracy, and introduction new forms advocacy democracy. Indeed, some observers claim we witnessing most fundamental transformation since creation mass early 20th Century. This essay first summarizes...
This article examines how political strategies and institutional arrangements can shape the outcomes of debates over finance reform. The outlines two competing sets assumptions about parties’ priorities regarding regulations explores expectations generated by these differing assumptions. central difference between perspectives is whether parties view revenues primarily as a means to an electoral end, or they instead see fundraising end in itself. Each yields slightly different predictions...
In recent decades, parties in many parliamentary democracies have radically reshaped what it means to be a party member, making easier and cheaper join, giving members greater direct say over decisions. This article explores some implications of such changes, asking whether membership costs benefits influence which supporters take the step joining their party. particular, considers impact net on demographics members’ ideology. The investigation examines patterns 10 democracies, using opinion...
Abstract The language of anti‐party arguments provides clues about the likely consequences upsurges in popular disaffection with political parties. Anti‐party rhetoric helps set agenda for action by mobilizing diffuse and discontent, channelling it into support specific reforms. Examining prevailing their normative frameworks diagnoses causes pressing problems kinds change politics is to promote. This study develops distinctions between different types employs them highlight key differences...