The Problem of Candidate Selection and Models of Party Democracy

Katz, Richard S.

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“…The impact and effectiveness of such consultations remain to be demonstrated and members themselves are often cautious. Indeed, despite claims that inclusivity would increase democracy, there is evidence that neither widening of the selectorate, nor ballots or consultations, have contributed to a decentralisation of power (Katz, 2001;LeDuc, 2001;Pennings and Hazan, 2001;Kaufmann et al, 2003;Kenny, 2009). Observers expected that participation would decline over time as party members realised that reforms have left their individual influence more or less unchanged (Hopkin,p.…”

Section: Democracy and Participation As Incentivesmentioning

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New forms of political participation. Changing demands or changing opportunities to participate in political parties?

Faucher

2014

Comp Eur Polit

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In the past 30 years, party membership has dropped significantly across Europe, whereas other forms of political participation have developed. I first show how political parties have sought to be more attractive by lowering the cost of membership and creating new selective incentives (such as the right to vote in internal ballots), leading to a convergence of party rules across European parties. To understand the logic behind such reforms, one needs to take into account the broader political context and I focus on the United Kingdom to show how competition between and within parties provided the justification for changes that mostly aligned them with organisational myths. The third part argues that such changes in opportunities to participate in political parties contribute to explain why membership has continued to fall. This article draws on extensive qualitative research (including my own) conducted in and on political parties in the United Kingdom and France to provide a new account of membership recruitment crisis that contrasts with the traditional emphasis on supply/demand.

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Section: Democracy and Participation As Incentivesmentioning

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New forms of political participation. Changing demands or changing opportunities to participate in political parties?

Faucher

2014

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“…Slíkt samstarf krefst hins vegar stöðugleika í innbyrðis samskiptum flokkanna og að þeir séu reiðubúnir til að gera mála -miðlanir, oft í ríkari maeli en hinir virku meðal stuðningsmanna þeirra myndu kjósa. Hagsmunir flokksforystunnar gaetu því verið að draga úr áhrifum hinna virku, sérstaklega þeirra sem eru líklegir til að gagnrýna forystuna, en útvíkka áhang endahópinn um leið til að draga tennurnar úr hinum virku (Katz 2001). Slíkt fjölgar hinum flokkshollu innan flokkanna en veikir stöðu gagnrýnisradda.…”

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“…Minni áhrif meðlima getur líka verið leið til að draga úr opinskáum deilum milli ólíkra sjónarmiða í flokknum, mismunandi hagsmuna eða landsvaeða. Ein leið til að draga úr áhrifum meðlima, eins og Katz (2001) bendir á, getur verið að fjölga þeim, þannig að "áhangendum" fjölgi hlutfallslega en vaegi virkra meðlima minnki.…”

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Fjölmennustu flokkar heims. Meðlimaskipulag íslenskra stjórnmálaflokka

Kristinsson¹

2010

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Ísland hefur þá sérstöðu meðal lýðræðisþjóða að mun hærra hlutfall kjósenda er skráð í stjórnmálaflokka en þekkist annars staðar. Þetta vekur spurningar um eðli og hlutverk flokksaðildar og kallar á skýringar á sérstöðu Íslands. Auk þess hefur meðlimum stjórnmálaflokkanna fjölgað hér á landi, þvert á reynsluna í öðrum löndum. Víða um heim veldur fækkun meðlima í stjórnmálaflokkunum áhyggjum, en spyrja má hvort mikill fjöldi meðlima í þeim íslensku sé heilbrigðismerki á íslenska flokkakerfinu. Í þessari grein er leitast við að kortleggja og skýra meðlimaþróun íslensku stjórnmálaflokkanna með hliðsjón af kenningum um skipulag stjórnmálaflokka. Forsenda mikils meðlimafjölda er að aðild að flokkunum er í raun frígæði á Íslandi en þróun prófkjaranna hefur átt meginþátt í því að gera þá möguleika til fjölgunar meðlima sem frígæðin skapa að veruleika.

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“…As a consequence, the electorate must vote for one of several candidates who have been carefully selected by a political party before being allowed to fight an election. In fact recruiting individuals to legislative office is recognized as a core function of political systems, with the quality of candidates selected ultimately affecting the quality of government (Gallagher & Marsh, 1988;Katz, 2001). …”

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Politics and Politicians at Work

Silvester

2008

International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2008

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. (Gandz & Murray, 1980). Much less likely would be descriptions of political actions being used for the good of others or to achieve some work-related goal. Permanent repository linkPolitics is associated with the "dark side" of workplace behaviour and researchers have described political behaviour as inherently divisive, stressful, and a cause of dissent and reduced performance (e.g., Bolino, 1999;Fandt & Ferris, 1990; Ferris, Adams, Kolodinsky, Hochwater & Ammeter, 2002;Kacmar & Baron, 1999;Witt, 1998). For the most part political activity is seen as something that needs to be minimized or removed to maximize organizational functioning.Yet, politics and politicians are also at the heart of democracy: their performance affects This chapter considers why I/O psychologists do not look to political arenas to test or apply their theories and research, and why there have been so few attempts to explore organizational politics in the broader political context of government organizations. It considers whether this is a missed opportunity or whether valid differences make it difficult to draw comparisons between politics in the workplace and the politics of government. In order to do this, the chapter critically reviews research on workplace politics by I/O psychologists and reflects on findings in relation to the broader arena of politicians and political work. The primary focus is on individuals acting politically rather than groups or political systems. It asks whether a better understanding of political activity at work might be gained by studying politicians and political environments. The 1970s and 1980s saw burgeoning interest in the topic of organizational politics.Effort was devoted to explaining why politics occurred, when it was likely to occur, the form it might take, as well as its likely consequences. Research focused on politics as an organizational phenomenon, with political activity resulting from individuals or groups with different needs competing for limited organizational resources. Organizations were described as political battlegrounds where coalitions form and deform in the process of building and exercising power, and daily campaigns are waged in an effort to control scarce resources (Bies & Tripp, 1995;Ferris, Perrewé, Anthony & Gilmore, 2000). Two broad perspectives emerged from this work. In the first of these researchers typically view politics as an illegitimate aspect of organizational life: a phenomenon that causes conflict and division between organizational members, impeding the achievement of organizational goals. Central to this perspective is the idea that politics involves placing self-interest above the interests of organization and other organizational members (see definitions of political behaviour in Table 1). Pettigrew (1973), for example, describes company politics as the by-play that occurs when a person or group wishes to advance themselves or their ideas...

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The Problem of Candidate Selection and Models of Party Democracy

Cited by 246 publications

References 15 publications

New forms of political participation. Changing demands or changing opportunities to participate in political parties?

New forms of political participation. Changing demands or changing opportunities to participate in political parties?

Fjölmennustu flokkar heims. Meðlimaskipulag íslenskra stjórnmálaflokka

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Politics and Politicians at Work

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