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Intra-Party Democracy: Patterns of Change

Publication date: 15.11.2024

Teoria Polityki, 2024, Nr 10/Special Issue, pp. 81-92

https://doi.org/10.4467/25440845TP.24.004.20596

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Katarzyna Sobolewska-Myślik
University of Opole
pl. Kopernika 11a, 45-040 Opole, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7192-5524 Orcid
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Intra-Party Democracy: Patterns of Change

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The paper presents the main trends in the evolution of intra-party democracy (IPD) since the mid-20th century, when parties criticized for becoming elitist and distant from their members and voters, started to introduce reforms in their internal organization. The changes, aimed at more inclusive solutions, were referred to as ‘democratization’. In this paper, the development of the patterns of IPD is discussed not in terms of ‘democratization’ in the sense of ameliorating the democratic performance but as a search for more effective models of democracy, beyond the representative one. The latest cases of development of IPD based on the Internet and online platforms and the possibilities they offer are also included. Apart from changes introduced by parties, the results and consequences of those reforms are also discussed.

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Information: Teoria Polityki, 2024, Nr 10/Special Issue, pp. 81-92

Article type: Original article

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7192-5524

Katarzyna Sobolewska-Myślik
University of Opole
pl. Kopernika 11a, 45-040 Opole, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7192-5524 Orcid
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University of Opole
pl. Kopernika 11a, 45-040 Opole, Poland

Published at: 15.11.2024

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Katarzyna Sobolewska-Myślik – Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Political Science and Administration, University of Opole, Poland. Her research interests include the theory of political parties, political parties in East Central Europe, and party organization. E-mail: katarzyna.sobolewska-myslik@uni.opole.pl.

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Intra-Party Democracy: Patterns of Change