Lay politics lies at the heart of democracy. Political offices are the only offices for which no
formal qualifications are required. Contemporary political practices are diametrically …

Party Reform is a new comparative study of the politics of party organization. The book
provides a novel perspective in party scholarship and develops the concept of'reform'as …

Both parties and interest groups matter to democracy. Historically, examples of close
relationships between the two abound. But perhaps the best known-because it was …

In many countries, joining a political party is a time-honoured way for citizens to express
their political views and become politically engaged. At least since the middle of the …

What makes people join a political party is one of the most commonly studied questions in
research on party members. Nearly all this research, however, is based on talking to people …

Political parties continually face new challenges as they strive to adapt to the ever-changing
environment. Like most other entities, they have certain organisational and communication …

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 …

In Zeiten allgemeiner chronischer Mitgliedermalaise der politischen Parteien nimmt es sich
wie ein Wunder aus, wenn eine hiervon besonders betroffene Partei wie die SPD seit …

Party member mobilization is part of a modern election campaign, just like social media are.
This article enhances prior research on the strategic inclusion of grassroots campaigning …

This article investigates the immigration policies and positions of the Social Democratic
Party of Germany (SPD) from the perspective of intra-party dynamics. As far-right parties and …