Political parties have long been recognized as essential institutions of democratic
governance. Both the organization of parties, and their relationships with citizens, the state …

This article discusses the state of agony parties are experiencing today. In a nutshell, I argue
that parties are now at pains to retain their linkages with society, and that the compensation …

Political parties have been studied as organizations for more than a century. Over time the
focus of party research has shifted, from normative concerns with organizational democracy …

The impact of party primaries on turnout at the meso level has been particularly under-
researched. Thus, the aim of this paper is to explore the determinants of turnout on party …

Political parties share a very bad reputation in most European countries. This paper
provides an interpretation of this sentiment, reconstructing the downfall of the esteem in …

This paper not only considers whether encouragement can be an effective tool for
increasing political ambition, but it also asks whether the source of that encouragement …

Citizens' ability to influence public decisions is the hallmark of democracy, and central to this
are candidate selection mechanisms. Despite the increasing popularity of primaries across …

Political parties around the world are adopting primaries to select leaders and legislative
candidates. While a large, though inconclusive, literature has emerged in the American …

Drawing upon the 'satisfaction with democracy'and 'divisive primary'literatures, this article
examines how losers of intra-party elections respond to defeat and the consequences that …

In Political Party Financing and Electoral Politics in Nigeria's Fourth Republic, Babayo Sule
provides a detailed analysis of the process of political party financing in Nigeria from 1999 to …