Overview

Membership of political parties is diverse. Not everyone participates and those who do, do not participate in the same way. This book engages with the debate over the significance and future of political parties as membership organisations and presents the first broad comparative analysis of party membership and activism. It is based on membership surveys which have been administered, gathered and collated by a group of prominent party scholars from across Europe, Canada and Israel. Utilizing this rich data source together with the insights of party scholars, the book investigates what party membership means in advanced industrial democracies. In doing so, it provides a clearer picture of who joins political parties, why they do it, the character of their political activism, how they engage with their parties, and what opinions they hold. This text will be of interest to scholars and students of comparative politics, particularly to those interested in representation, participation, political parties and elections.

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Author:   Emilie van Haute (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) ,  Anika Gauja (Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781138854239

ISBN 10:   1138854239
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   26 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction: Party membership and activism Emilie van Haute and Anika Gauja 2 Spanish party members and congress delegates Montserrat Baras, Oscar Barberà, Astrid Barrio, Patricia Correa and Juan Rodriguez-Teruel 3 Party membership in Belgium: From the cradle to the grave? Emilie van Haute 4 Party membership in Canada William Cross 5 Party membership in Denmark: Fluctuating membership figures and organizational stability Karina Kosiara-Pedersen 6 Party membership in Germany: Rather formal, therefore uncool? Tim Spier and Markus Klein 7 Party membership in Israel: The era of party primaries Gideon Rahat and Ofer Kenig 8 Party membership in Italy Giulia Sandri, Antonella Seddone and Georgia Bulli 9 Party membership in the Netherlands Josje den Ridder, Joop van Holsteyn and Ruud Koole 10 Party membership in Norway: Declining but still viable? Knut Heidar 11 Party membership in Britain: A minority pursuit Lynn Bennie 12 Conclusion: Members and activists of political parties in comparative perspective Anika Gauja and Emilie van Haute

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Emilie van Haute is Lecturer at the Cevipol, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Anika Gauja is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney, Australia.

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