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The decline in party membership across Europe means that political parties need to reconsider how they engage with the electorate.

van Biezen, Ingrid (2013) The decline in party membership across Europe means that political parties need to reconsider how they engage with the electorate. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (06 May 2013). Website.

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Abstract

Is party membership still an important part of European political systems? Ingrid van Biezen outlines results from a study, co-authored with Peter Mair and Thomas Poguntke, of party membership rates in 27 European democracies. She notes that party membership levels vary significantly between European countries, with Austria and Cyprus containing the highest levels as a percentage of national electorates. Despite this variation, numbers are declining in almost all of the countries studied, which may mean that parties have to reconsider the forms of organisation appropriate to politics in the 21st century.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information: © 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: J Political Science > JC Political theory
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited: 05 Apr 2017 14:34
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 18:46
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72668

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