From Federation to Union, from Parties to Primaries: The Search for Unity in the Center-Left
In: Italian politics: a review ; a publication of the Istituto Cattaneo, Volume 21, Issue 1
ISSN: 2326-7259
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In: Italian politics: a review ; a publication of the Istituto Cattaneo, Volume 21, Issue 1
ISSN: 2326-7259
In: Mediterranean politics, Volume 10, Issue 1, p. 109-115
ISSN: 1743-9418
In: Italian politics: a review ; a publication of the Istituto Cattaneo, Volume 20, Issue 1
ISSN: 2326-7259
In: The Politics of Electoral Systems, p. 375-394
In: Mediterranean politics, Volume 10, Issue 1, p. 109-115
ISSN: 1354-2982, 1362-9395
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In: Mediterranean politics, Volume 10, Issue 1, p. 109-116
ISSN: 1354-2982, 1362-9395
In: Italian Political Science Review: Rivista italiana di scienza politica, Volume 34, Issue 3, p. 491-502
ISSN: 0048-8402
A review essay on books by (1) R. Dalton & M. Wattenberg (Eds), Parties without Partisans. Political Change in Advanced Industrial Democracies (Oxford: Oxford U Press, 2000); (2) R. Gunther, J. Linz, & J. R. Montero (Eds), Political Parties. Old Concepts, New Challenges (Oxford: Oxford U Press, 2002); (3) L. Diamond & R. Gunther, Parties and Democracy (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins U Press, 2001); (4) P. Mair, W. Muller, & F. Plasser (Eds), Political Parties and Electoral Change (Oxford: Oxford U Presss, 2004); & (5) R. Dalton, Democratic Challenges. Democratic Choices (Oxford: Oxford U Press, 2004).
In: Italian Political Science Review: Rivista italiana di scienza politica, Volume 34, Issue 3, p. 491-502
ISSN: 0048-8402
In: Italian Political Science Review: Rivista italiana di scienza politica, Volume 34, Issue 3, p. 491-502
ISSN: 0048-8402
In: Italian Political Science Review: Rivista italiana di scienza politica, Volume 34, Issue 3, p. 491-502
ISSN: 0048-8402
In: Italian Political Science Review: Rivista italiana di scienza politica, Volume 34, Issue 3, p. 491-502
ISSN: 0048-8402
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Volume 10, Issue 6, p. 627-651
ISSN: 1460-3683
This article presents some theoretical contours for the study of party finance and its consequences. Two broad issues are explored. First, the article develops an account of changes in patterns of party finance, and in particular the move away from the 'mass party' model of funding towards 'elite party' and 'cartel party' models. Party finance is conceptualized as a collective action problem, and four 'post-mass party' financial strategies are identified. Second, the article addresses normative issues, assessing how these four financial models perform in terms of 'liberal' and 'populist' theories of democracy. It is concluded that the mass party model remains closest to the 'democratic' ideal, while the state-financed ('cartel') model is a reasonable pragmatic response to the decline in party membership.
In: Italian Political Science Review: Rivista italiana di scienza politica, Volume 34, Issue 3, p. 491-502
ISSN: 0048-8402
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Volume 10, Issue 6, p. 627-652
ISSN: 1354-0688
In: South European society & politics, Volume 8, Issue 3, p. 176-177
ISSN: 1360-8746