Partisan Participation and Party Membership

Abstract

This panel brings together a diverse collection of papers and comparative perspectives to examine the contemporary nature of party membership and partisan participation. The panel aims to expand our understanding of the often blurred boundaries between formal party membership and more ad hoc and open forms of participation, as well as what factors shape patterns of affiliation (and disaffiliation), the relationship between members and supporters, and the integration of diverse groups within parties’ decision-making and campaigning structures.

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The management of party affiliation: an organisational perspective	View Paper Details
So who really does the donkey work? Comparing the election campaign activity of party members and party supporters	View Paper Details
Legacies of autocracy: the pre-migration backgrounds of Australian party activists	View Paper Details
Exit. Why party members consider leaving their parties	View Paper Details