How Party Activism Survives - Fernando Rosenblatt, Verónica Pérez Bentancur, Rafael Piñeiro Rodríguez

Political parties with activists are in decline due to various external shocks. Societal changes, like the emergence of new technologies of communication have diminished the role and number of activists, while party elites increasingly can make do without grassroots activists. However, recent scholarship concerning different democracies has shown how activism still matters for representation. This book contributes to this literature by analyzing the unique case of the Uruguayan Frente Amplio (FA),... Zobrazit více