Political Parties and Organization Studies: The party as a critical case of organizing
Organization scholars have extensively studied both the politics of organization and the organization of politics. Contributing to the latter, we argue for further and deeper consideration of political parties, since: (1) parties illuminate ...
E. Husted +2 more
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Party membership and campaign activity in Britain: The impact of electoral performance [PDF]
The article examines the impact of electoral results on party membership and activity. Previous studies have focused on the long-term effects of electoral success or failure, suggesting that they may produce a spiral of demobilization or mobilization ...
David Denver +8 more
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Models of Party Democracy : Patterns of Party Regulation in Post-War European Constitutions [PDF]
This article investigates the ways in which political parties are codified in modern democratic constitutions, providing a unique cross-sectional and longitudinal overview of the patterns of party constitutionalization in post-war Europe.
Blondel +20 more
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Tariff reform: an imperial strategy, 1903-1913 [PDF]
Historians of the Edwardian tariff reform movement have disagreed about its aims. This article examines the motivations of the leadership of the Tariff Reform League, which was by far the most influential organization in the tariff lobby.
Thompson, A.S.
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The Burden and Order of Proof in WTO Claims: Evolving Issues [PDF]
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is one of the best dispute settlement mechanisms in the world. Under WTO rules, aggrieved parties must establish a “prima facie” case before the panel can call on the offending party to respond to the claims.
Ahmad, Zeina, Malkawi, Bashar H.
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Party organization and satisfaction with democracy: inside the blackbox of linkage
This article investigates the way in which party organizational resources and processes may affect perceptions of democracy, looking at the impact of parties’ top-down communication mechanisms and bottom-up internal processes.
P. Webb, S. Scarrow, Thomas Poguntke
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The CPC party organization in privately controlled listed companies and earnings management
This paper studies the real effect of the party organization of Communist Party of China (hereafter, CPCPO) on the privately controlled listed companies’ governance from the perspective of earnings management.
Dengjin Zheng, Deren Xie, W. Yuan
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Designated terrorists: the Kurdistan workers' party and its struggle to (re)gain political legitimacy [PDF]
The European Union designation of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as an international terrorist organization has led to a profound distrust of the EU on the part of the PKK.
Casier, Marlies
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Feminizing political parties: women’s party member organizations within European parliamentary parties [PDF]
Party member women’s organizations were early features of party development. While some contemporary studies maintain these are important sites for the substantive representation of women, there is also a claim that they are in decline.
Allen P +18 more
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Committee chair selection under high informational and organizational constraints [PDF]
This article draws on major theories of committee organization to explain committee chair selection in contexts with high informational and organizational constraints.
Chiru, Mihail, Gherghina, Sergiu
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