Investigating Party Abroad: Party Origins and Degrees of Formalization

This article contends that contemporary transnational dynamics have given rise to novel political subjects and territories for political engagement. By looking at how parties as organizational actors operate abroad, this study reworks extant classificatory attempts and proposes an amended typology i...

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Published inPolitics and governance Vol. 12
Main Author Soare, Sorina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lisbon Cogitatio Press 01.03.2024
Cogitatio
Subjects
communities abroad
Diaspora
Franchising
Infrastructure
Nationalist movements
Open access publishing
Organizational structure
Partei
party organization
Political participation
Political parties
Political representation
transnational politics
Transnationalism
Typology
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Summary:This article contends that contemporary transnational dynamics have given rise to novel political subjects and territories for political engagement. By looking at how parties as organizational actors operate abroad, this study reworks extant classificatory attempts and proposes an amended typology in which the salient elements of variation are the origin of the party abroad and the degree of formalization. These two dimensions produce a matrix delineating four distinct types of party organization: branch-abroad, organization-abroad in franchising, committee-abroad, and semi-political structures. Conceptually, the typology elucidates the multifaceted nature of the structural approaches employed by home parties in their endeavors to establish connections with communities abroad. Empirically, this contribution enhances the comparability between organizational configurations abroad and extant research on party structures at the national level.
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ISSN:2183-2463
2183-2463
DOI:10.17645/pag.7527