Party Membership and Activism in a New Democracy: Evidence from the Portuguese Case
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Resumo: | While the analysis of party models and types of party members has been widely discussed at the theoretical level, empirical research has not attracted similar attention. This study contributes to filling this gap by examining an understudied case, namely party members in Portuguese political parties. The key objective of this article is to make a contribution to the study of activism and dedication to the party, in a comparative perceptive, considering different types of parties. The survey applied was based on an on-line questionnaire conducted within the MAPP (Members and Activists of Political Parties) research network. The dataset included members of several parties ranging from typical catch-all parties (PS - Socialist Party; PSD - Social Democratic Party) to elite-based types (CDS-PP - Social Democratic Centre-Popular Party), as well as 'movement' party types (BE - Left Bloc; LIVRE). The study covers four main dimensions of party membership: party members' socio-demographic profile, ideological attitudes, reasons for joining the party, and activism levels and types. We show that party membership in Portugal follows similar trends to other advanced European democracies, albeit with important differences between parties. These results are an important barometer for measuring the quality of democracy, especially one as young as Portugal's. |
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Party Membership and Activism in a New Democracy: Evidence from the Portuguese CaseFiliação Partidária e Ativismo em uma Nova Democracia: Evidências do Caso PortuguêsParty membership; Activism; Political Parties; Political Representation.While the analysis of party models and types of party members has been widely discussed at the theoretical level, empirical research has not attracted similar attention. This study contributes to filling this gap by examining an understudied case, namely party members in Portuguese political parties. The key objective of this article is to make a contribution to the study of activism and dedication to the party, in a comparative perceptive, considering different types of parties. The survey applied was based on an on-line questionnaire conducted within the MAPP (Members and Activists of Political Parties) research network. The dataset included members of several parties ranging from typical catch-all parties (PS - Socialist Party; PSD - Social Democratic Party) to elite-based types (CDS-PP - Social Democratic Centre-Popular Party), as well as 'movement' party types (BE - Left Bloc; LIVRE). The study covers four main dimensions of party membership: party members' socio-demographic profile, ideological attitudes, reasons for joining the party, and activism levels and types. We show that party membership in Portugal follows similar trends to other advanced European democracies, albeit with important differences between parties. These results are an important barometer for measuring the quality of democracy, especially one as young as Portugal's.Repositório da Universidade de LisboaSanto, Paula do EspíritoLisi, MarcoCosta, Bruno Ferreira2023-11-02T14:32:59Z20182018-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/29253eng10.1590/001152582018165info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-05T01:31:42Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/29253Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:26:45.572939Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Party Membership and Activism in a New Democracy: Evidence from the Portuguese Case Filiação Partidária e Ativismo em uma Nova Democracia: Evidências do Caso Português |
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Party Membership and Activism in a New Democracy: Evidence from the Portuguese Case |
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Party Membership and Activism in a New Democracy: Evidence from the Portuguese Case Santo, Paula do Espírito Party membership; Activism; Political Parties; Political Representation. |
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Party Membership and Activism in a New Democracy: Evidence from the Portuguese Case |
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Party Membership and Activism in a New Democracy: Evidence from the Portuguese Case |
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Party Membership and Activism in a New Democracy: Evidence from the Portuguese Case |
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Party Membership and Activism in a New Democracy: Evidence from the Portuguese Case |
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Party Membership and Activism in a New Democracy: Evidence from the Portuguese Case |
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Santo, Paula do Espírito |
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Santo, Paula do Espírito Lisi, Marco Costa, Bruno Ferreira |
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Lisi, Marco Costa, Bruno Ferreira |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Santo, Paula do Espírito Lisi, Marco Costa, Bruno Ferreira |
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Party membership; Activism; Political Parties; Political Representation. |
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Party membership; Activism; Political Parties; Political Representation. |
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While the analysis of party models and types of party members has been widely discussed at the theoretical level, empirical research has not attracted similar attention. This study contributes to filling this gap by examining an understudied case, namely party members in Portuguese political parties. The key objective of this article is to make a contribution to the study of activism and dedication to the party, in a comparative perceptive, considering different types of parties. The survey applied was based on an on-line questionnaire conducted within the MAPP (Members and Activists of Political Parties) research network. The dataset included members of several parties ranging from typical catch-all parties (PS - Socialist Party; PSD - Social Democratic Party) to elite-based types (CDS-PP - Social Democratic Centre-Popular Party), as well as 'movement' party types (BE - Left Bloc; LIVRE). The study covers four main dimensions of party membership: party members' socio-demographic profile, ideological attitudes, reasons for joining the party, and activism levels and types. We show that party membership in Portugal follows similar trends to other advanced European democracies, albeit with important differences between parties. These results are an important barometer for measuring the quality of democracy, especially one as young as Portugal's. |
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