olitical parties need some form of collective identity, probably even more than most other social groups, because they are extremely open organizations which have very little control over who joins them; because most party activism is voluntary; and because parties are very heterogeneous social groups with widely differing goals between office-seekers (professional politicians) and policy-seekers (rank and file) (Wiesendahl). In order to generate active political support, to overarch the different policy goals between the party wings and to unite the party under something that all members and supporters have in common, parties need a collective identity. Traditional bases of identity are interests, ideologies, or charismatic leaders. But to...
Party identification traditionally is seen as an important linkage mechanism, connecting voters to t...
Although party organization plays a key role in a range of theories from democratic accountability a...
Party identification traditionally is seen as an important linkage mechanism, connecting voters to t...
olitical parties need some form of collective identity, probably even more than most other social gr...
Party identification traditionally is seen as an important linkage mechanism, connecting voters to t...
The quest for a common collective identity has become a challenge for modern democracy: Liberal dema...
The Future of European Christian Democracy Christian Democratic (CD) parties, however defined, are ...
The enlarged and enlarging European Union is a novel political project in motion. The supranational ...
o pursue a concept abroad whose value is questioned at home T must look like a n odd venture. In the...
Western Europe is experiencing growing levels of political polarization between parties of the New L...
The paper deals with the modifying role of in-group identification with respect to the ability of ...
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of the Federal Republic of Germany is an interconfessional Samm...
National party breakthrough has often been attributed to new or previously minor parties seizing fav...
While political parties in Europe are incredibly adaptable organizations, they have varied in the ex...
As the EU’s political powers expand, so do concerns about its impact on the traditions and identitie...
Party identification traditionally is seen as an important linkage mechanism, connecting voters to t...
Although party organization plays a key role in a range of theories from democratic accountability a...
Party identification traditionally is seen as an important linkage mechanism, connecting voters to t...
olitical parties need some form of collective identity, probably even more than most other social gr...
Party identification traditionally is seen as an important linkage mechanism, connecting voters to t...
The quest for a common collective identity has become a challenge for modern democracy: Liberal dema...
The Future of European Christian Democracy Christian Democratic (CD) parties, however defined, are ...
The enlarged and enlarging European Union is a novel political project in motion. The supranational ...
o pursue a concept abroad whose value is questioned at home T must look like a n odd venture. In the...
Western Europe is experiencing growing levels of political polarization between parties of the New L...
The paper deals with the modifying role of in-group identification with respect to the ability of ...
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of the Federal Republic of Germany is an interconfessional Samm...
National party breakthrough has often been attributed to new or previously minor parties seizing fav...
While political parties in Europe are incredibly adaptable organizations, they have varied in the ex...
As the EU’s political powers expand, so do concerns about its impact on the traditions and identitie...
Party identification traditionally is seen as an important linkage mechanism, connecting voters to t...
Although party organization plays a key role in a range of theories from democratic accountability a...
Party identification traditionally is seen as an important linkage mechanism, connecting voters to t...