The primaries of the centre left: only a temporary success?

Corbetta, Piergiorgio; Vignati, Rinaldo

doi:10.1080/23248823.2013.788269

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“…One can thus argue that open primaries operate effectively not as instruments of democratisation, but as innovative vehicles for party branding and self-promotion. The benefits brought by open primaries to the party are therefore to be found not in their democratic outputs but in their marketing efficiency, which is in line with the argument that they succeed in the short term but fail to be institutionalised (Corbetta and Vignati, 2013). It also explains why, if first-time open primaries look attractive, their benefits are likely to fade away second-time round.…”

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“…Although inspired by the United States, this device has been progressively extended to Western European countries, either for candidate selection or for leadership elections and subjected to increasing scrutiny (Bille, 2001; Corbetta and Vignati, 2013; Hopkin, 2001; Lefebvre, 2011; Sandri and Seddone, 2015). But whereas in US primaries, the process is both regulated and often required by the State, West European parties regulate their own process, in order to keep it under control (Pennings and Hazan, 2001: 269).…”

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The ‘Open Garden of Politics’: The impact of open primaries for candidate selection in the British Conservative Party

Alexandre‐Collier

2016

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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International audienceSince 2003, hundreds of open primaries for the selection of parliamentary candidates have been held by the British Conservative Party as a means of democratising party organisation and enhancing representativeness. In the run-up to the 2015 general election, only 26 primaries could be identified. This article will apply the analytical framework provided by Hazan and Rahat to demonstrate that the relative failure of the experiment in terms of intra-party competition, participation, representation and responsiveness is counterbalanced by the benefits brought by this procedure, both as a tool of party branding at the national level and as a strategy for raising the profiles of candidates at the local level. Therefore, if mainstream parties conceded that the advantages of open primaries need not necessarily be understood in terms of internal democratisation but of party self-promotion, they would realise that open primaries could also serve as a means of preempting populism

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The ‘Open Garden of Politics’: The impact of open primaries for candidate selection in the British Conservative Party

Alexandre‐Collier

2016

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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“…Renzi's critique of the party was that it was not able to keep its promises of renewal, given the persistence of the ruling coalitions of the two founding parties. The provocative proposal by Renzi was to "scrap" the old ruling class of the party, in favour of a renewed political class, without ties with the political traditions of the past (on the 2012 primary elections, see Corbetta and Vignati 2013).…”

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Political Parties and the Challenge of Disintermediation

Biancalana¹

2022

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How do parties adapt to an environment characterised by the rejection of intermediate bodies? They both offer members more opportunity for direct and online participation and strengthen their leadership. By proposing an innovative framework for the analysis of disintermediation in politics, and through an in-depth examination of the inner workings of two Italian parties (the Partito Democratico and the Movimento 5 Stelle), this book shows both how these trends are connected and the ways in which the promise of unmediated intra-party relationships lead to the emergence of new forms of intermediation.

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“…In some cases, the empowerment of ordinary members is used by top leaders in a strategic way in order to reduce the influence of activists and cadres on decision-making processes and the constraints they impose on leadership autonomy (Katz, 2001; Katz and Mair, 1995; Mair, 1994, 1997; Seyd, 1999; Webb, 2000). The more inclusive methods of candidate selection, such as party primaries, are frequently regarded with caution by party leadership due to their uncertain effects (Corbetta and Vignati, 2013). Hence, formal and informal party procedures frequently tend to limit the ambition of membership empowerment reforms.…”

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Effects of party primaries on electoral performance

Ramiro

2013

Party Politics

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One of the most relevant aspects of party democratization is the consequence of more inclusive methods of candidate selection, and particularly of primaries, for party competition. Despite its relevance, and contrary to the attention it has received in the US, the electoral consequences of primaries have rarely been analysed in Europe. This article assesses whether the use of one member one vote (OMOV) primaries for candidate selection affects the electoral result of the party and, if it does, in what direction. The article contributes to our still limited knowledge of this aspect of European party politics with an analysis of the use of closed party primaries by the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and their effects on its electoral performance in local elections. With an analysis of the electoral performance of the PSOE in municipalities of 10,000 inhabitants or more for the 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 local elections, the article shows that OMOV primaries have, overall, positive electoral payoffs but also that their effects can vary.

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The primaries of the centre left: only a temporary success?

Cited by 12 publications

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The ‘Open Garden of Politics’: The impact of open primaries for candidate selection in the British Conservative Party

The ‘Open Garden of Politics’: The impact of open primaries for candidate selection in the British Conservative Party

Political Parties and the Challenge of Disintermediation

Effects of party primaries on electoral performance

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