Organizing political parties : representation, participation, and power /
Susan E. Scarrow, Paul D. Webb, and Thomas Poguntke.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Comparative politics .
- Comparative politics. .
This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Political party organisations play large roles in democracies, yet their organisations differ widely, and their statutes change much more frequently than constitutions or electoral laws. How do these differences, and these frequent changes, affect the operation of democracy? This book answers these questions by presenting a comprehensive overview of the state of party organisation in 19 contemporary democracies.