Political Parties Transition into the Digital Era

Barberá, Óscar; Sandri, Giulia; Correa, Patrícia; Teruel, Juan Rodríguez

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-78668-7_1

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“…The findings of the analysis also contribute to the literature on the impact of digitalization on political parties (e.g. Barberà et al, 2021;Pérez-Nievas et al, 2018). The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the use of digital tools by established parties.…”

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The informal rules of candidate selection and their impact on intra-party competition

Reiser

2023

Party Politics

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While the literature highlights the relevance of informal rules for candidate selection, empirical research has mainly focused on formal rules and procedures. This article contributes to our understanding by investigating how the informal rules employed by political parties impact on intra-party competition. Using the example of district nominations in Germany, and based on a longitudinal mixed methods design, the inductive analysis reveals five central informal rules: the Incumbency Rule, the Information Rule, the House Power Rule, Fairness Rules and Power-sharing Rules. These rules shape the expectations and behavior of those involved in candidate selection and have a significant impact on various aspects of intra-party competition. They decrease the number of aspirants, reduce intra-party conflict and emphasize the role of local party leaders in organizing and controlling intra-party competition.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 58%

The informal rules of candidate selection and their impact on intra-party competition

Reiser

2023

Party Politics

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“…More generally, our article invites us to question the contradictions in terms of democratic aspirations between the different “faces” of parties such as the M5S, Podemos or La France Insoumise, or other movement parties (della Porta, 2021). The study of conflicts over the practice of intra-party democracy constitutes a fruitful avenue to understand these contradictions (Barberà et al , 2021), as organizational transformations impact the democratic perspectives of the activists. Similar findings exist for social movements with a strong emphasis on democratic reform (Gerbaudo, 2017).…”

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“…As other parties such as Podemos in Spain or La France Insoumise in France, the M5S has also been described as a “digital party” (Gerbaudo, 2018; Barberà et al , 2021), and more specifically a “platform party” characterized by centralization around party leadership, disintermediation and a top-down approach of political consultations (Deseriis, 2020 b ). Direct democracy takes place through an online platform where registered members can debate and decide on various issues, monitor representatives, propose laws and participate in political decisions.…”

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Beyond digital populism: civic culture and visions of political participation among Five Star Movement activists

Bedock,

Cappellina

2023

Riv. ital. sci. polit.

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This article deals with the impact of intra-party transformations and access to power on the visions of political participation of activists taking part in populist anti-establishment parties with a strong emphasis on digital participation, using the Five Star Movement (M5S) as a case study. Going beyond studies conceiving the M5S as a populist and digital party, we argue that activists support a democratic ideal based on a civic culture involving a demanding role for ordinary citizens, who should be highly interested in politics and involved locally on a day-to-day basis. A negative vision of the Italian citizen judged as incapable of playing this role accompanies this ideal. Our article also demonstrates how political involvement in the M5S transformed the visions of activists, making them warier of direct democracy and more disillusioned about their fellow citizens. The analysis relies on qualitative semi-directed interviews with former and current M5S activists with diversified socio-demographics, political and participation trajectories in two Italian regions. More broadly, our article shows that the effects of entering government and intra-party reforms reinforcing the leadership at the expense of local activists are particularly strong in anti-establishment parties and clash with the conceptions of participation supported by activists.

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“…The selection of the candidates for the next election is a central moment in any political party's life, and the possibility to take part in this decision is an important exclusive feature of party membership (Scarrow, 2014, p. 181-185;Hazan and Rahat, 2010). In the age of digitalization (Mergel et al, 2019), and of an arguable crisis of the political parties (Coller et al, 2018), the introduction of online consultations, be it in addition or replacement of more traditional candidate selection processes, might be a way for established parties to modernize their functioning and adapt to the changing expectations of voters regarding their inner democracy (Barberà et al, 2021b). This paper interrogates the amount of support for the introduction of such tools amongst the selectorate of German parties, and wonders under which circumstances they would be willing to adopt such consultations.…”

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Digitalization in Candidate Selection. Support and Resistance Within Established Political Parties in Germany

Bloquet¹,

Borucki

Höhne

2022

Front. Polit. Sci.

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The digitalization of human life has impacted many aspects of politics in the last two decades. Intra-party decision-making is one of them. While new political parties appear to be rather native digital organizations, established parties are increasingly beginning to incorporate online tools into their internal processes. However, not much is known about how intra-party selectorates evaluate the digitalization of a crucial decision-making process. This study asks whether party members who participate in candidate selection support online consultations—or not. Using an original large-N dataset on the preferences of party members attending candidate selection assemblies for the German Bundestag, we determine variables that increase or decrease the likelihood to support the introduction of online consultations as part of intra-party democracy. Our results show that attitudes toward digitalization do not depend on a generational or a partisan factor, as might have been expected. Instead, we highlight that digitalization support is first and foremost related to, on the one hand, the seniority in the party, and, on the other, on one's preferences toward inclusion. We relate these findings to the distribution of powers and incentives within the party and discuss both the implications of these results and what they might mean for established parties trying to reform.

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Political Parties Transition into the Digital Era

Cited by 15 publications

References 81 publications

The informal rules of candidate selection and their impact on intra-party competition

The informal rules of candidate selection and their impact on intra-party competition

Beyond digital populism: civic culture and visions of political participation among Five Star Movement activists

Digitalization in Candidate Selection. Support and Resistance Within Established Political Parties in Germany

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