The Italian Democratic Party, its nature and its Secretary

Pasquino, Gianfranco; Valbruzzi, Marco

doi:10.21308/recp.44.11

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“…In this article, we investigate the case of the open primaries promoted by the Italian PD to select the party leader. Open primaries – those that allow the participation of party members and sympathizers – are indeed a distinctive trait of the PD's organization (Pasquino and Valbruzzi 2016, 2017). They are recognized by the party statute as the main procedure for selecting candidates for electoral offices, as well as for appointing party officials.…”

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The Politics of Loyalty: Understanding Voters’ Attitudes after Primary Elections

Venturino

Seddone

2020

Gov. & oppos.

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What happens after primary elections? Strategies of loyalty or defection in general elections have been addressed by US literature mainly by means of aggregate data. However, we lack similar studies in non-US contexts. This article investigates the strategies followed after primary elections by taking the case of the Italian Partito Democratico as an illustration. We addressed the individual drivers of loyalty or defection strategies by considering three different dimensions: (1) the outcome of the primary election, having backed a winning or losing candidate; (2) the strength of partisanship, meant as ideological congruence with the party and partisan involvement; and (3) the leader effect. We relied on four surveys (exit polls) administered during party leadership selections held in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2019. The results suggest that all three dimensions have an influence on post-primary strategies, but what counts the most is partisan involvement.

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The Politics of Loyalty: Understanding Voters’ Attitudes after Primary Elections

Venturino

Seddone

2020

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“…In the Italian context, Matteo Renzi’s personalistic takeover of Partito Democratico is emblematic (Pasquino, 2014; Ventura, 2018). The party’s personalization already came into question in 2016, when Renzi lost a constitutional referendum, which he had cast as a plebiscite on his tenure as Prime Minister (Pasquino and Valbruzzi, 2017). After losing the 2018 elections, Renzi left the leadership to found his small personal party Italia Viva , allowing Partito Democratico to return to a non-personal party status.…”

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“Not To Be Taken Personally”: Tracing Six Decades of Scholarship on Personal, Personalist, and Personalized Political Parties (1960–2021)

Lioy

2023

Political Studies Review

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This article systematically examines the academic literature on personalism and personalization in political parties. Its comprehensive review uses existing studies to (1) demonstrate that personalism has a rich and complex history; (2) outline conceptual differences within the literature related to size, clientelism, internal organization, centralization, and mediatic image; (3) trace patterns of institutionalization and de-personalization of personal parties; and (4) evaluate existing empirical and methodological approaches to the topic. Finally, the conclusion advocates for the adoption of a clear research agenda and proposes conceptual, quantitative, and discursive alternatives to what has already been done.

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“…Primaries represent a crucial dimension of the party identity (Pasquino & Valbruzzi, 2017). The very creation of the PD, namely, the merger of the leftist, post-communist party Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra [DS]), and the moderate center-left party La Margherita (The Daisy), was celebrated in 2007 through an open primary election for selecting the first party leader (Bordandini, Di Virgilio, & Raniolo, 2008).…”

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How to Address the Study of Open Primary Elections: Insights From the Italian Case

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Valbruzzi³

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This case presents the research design used by Candidate and Leader Selection, a standing group of the Italian Political Science Association, for investigating open primary elections held to select candidates and party leaders in Italy. The lack of a legal framework that rules primaries raised several research challenges for studying participation in primary elections and for clarifying the features and attitudes of primary voters.A brief introduction summarizes the main research questions concerning the study of primary elections, providing a theoretical framework and empirical definitions as well. The peculiarities of the Italian case study are then detailed, while the core of the piece is devoted to the research protocol description. In particular, this case presents the research strategies implemented for addressing the study of participation in open primary elections by means of exit polls. In particular, this case details the research procedures adopted for the sampling procedures and the coordination of the research teams at the regional level, the training of interviewers for face-to-face interviews, the drafting of the questionnaire, and the practical solution implemented for administering the survey at polling stations. Learning OutcomesBy the end of this case, students should be able to • Understand the challenges and difficulties for studying participation in open primary elections when these particular elections lack a register of voters • Draft a questionnaire investigating participation in primary elections • Organize an exit poll for open primary elections • Implement practical solutions for administering the questionnaire at polling stations • Train interviewers in administering questionnaires This case aims to provide an account of the research strategies carried out by the Candidate and Leader Selection (CLS) team, a standing group of the Italian Political Science Association, for organizing the empirical study of open primary elections for party leader selection (www.cals.it).We conceive the term "primaries" as a cue to highly "inclusive intra-party selection methods," as Kenig and Pruysers (2018) recently explained. Thus, in line with recent literature, we consider primary elections not only as the internal ballots to select candidates for institutional positions but also selections for internal positions (e.g., the party leader), mostly because in many cases the party leader is also the candidate for the Prime Minister or presidential position (Kenig, Cross, Pruysers, & Rahat, 2016;Ware, 2018).CLS investigated primaries by focusing on the dimensions of participation and mobilization at the individual and the aggregate levels. At the individual level, CLS focused on the study of the sociodemographic and SAGE 2020 SAGE Publications, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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The Italian Democratic Party, its nature and its Secretary

Cited by 13 publications

References 14 publications

The Politics of Loyalty: Understanding Voters’ Attitudes after Primary Elections

The Politics of Loyalty: Understanding Voters’ Attitudes after Primary Elections

“Not To Be Taken Personally”: Tracing Six Decades of Scholarship on Personal, Personalist, and Personalized Political Parties (1960–2021)

How to Address the Study of Open Primary Elections: Insights From the Italian Case

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