The comparative study of political party organization: Changing perspectives and prospects
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The comparative study of political party organization : Changing perspectives and prospects. / Gauja, Anika; Kosiara-Pedersen, Karina.
I: Ephemera : Theory and Culture in Organization, Bind 21, Nr. 2, 2021, s. 19-52.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The comparative study of political party organization
T2 - Changing perspectives and prospects
AU - Gauja, Anika
AU - Kosiara-Pedersen, Karina
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Political parties have been studied as organizations for more than a century. Over time the focus of party research has shifted, from normative concerns with organizational democracy to the comparative analysis of organizational evolution and party functions. In this article we document the trajectory of party organization research, analyzing the value of the comparative method and evaluating the predictive power of research in our field to consider how it may add value to the study of other types of organizations. We focus on four established fields: party leadership, candidate selection, party membership and party regulation, but also present some of the newest and most promising research themes in the field, including personalization, evolving forms of participation and affiliation, and the relationship between political parties as organizations and social movements.
AB - Political parties have been studied as organizations for more than a century. Over time the focus of party research has shifted, from normative concerns with organizational democracy to the comparative analysis of organizational evolution and party functions. In this article we document the trajectory of party organization research, analyzing the value of the comparative method and evaluating the predictive power of research in our field to consider how it may add value to the study of other types of organizations. We focus on four established fields: party leadership, candidate selection, party membership and party regulation, but also present some of the newest and most promising research themes in the field, including personalization, evolving forms of participation and affiliation, and the relationship between political parties as organizations and social movements.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 21
SP - 19
EP - 52
JO - Ephemera : Theory and Culture in Organization
JF - Ephemera : Theory and Culture in Organization
IS - 2
ER -
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