The Rise of Plebiscitary Democracy in Canadian Political Parties  

Oleh:

Young, Lisa ; Cross, William

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Party Politics vol. 8 no. 6 (Nov. 2002), page 673–699.
Topik: party democracy  party activists  plebiscitary democracy
Fulltext: 673PP86.pdf (85.9KB)

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In this article we trace the development of intra-party democracy within Canadian political parties and argue that a new, plebiscitary model of intra-party democracy is shaping internal party organization. This is evidenced by changing party practices, which are for the most part supported by grassroots party members. Data from a survey of members of the five major political parties demonstrate this support for plebiscitary democracy, and suggest that conflicts surrounding plebiscitary democracy shape party activists’ structure of opinion on matters of internal party organization. This support among party members suggests that the move toward plebiscitary democracy in Canadian political parties is not merely elite-driven, and is likely to result in enduring changes.

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