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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Pérez, Verónica (Pérez Bentancur) How party activism survives Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020. (DLC) 2019038144 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Verónica Pérez; Rafael Piñeiro; Fernando Rosenblatt |
ISBN: | 9781108485265 110848526X 9781108719377 1108719376 |
OCLC Number: | 1121420574 |
Description: | xix, 194 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Context matters: the political and socioeconomic setting -- Voluntary activism in the FA -- Origins and reproduction of the mass organic structure -- Party structure, efficacy and activism -- The limits to strategic adaptation -- The FA in comparative perspective -- Theoretical conclusions and political implications. |
Responsibility: | Verónica Pérez Bentancur, Rafael Piñeiro Rodríguez, Fernando Rosenblatt. |
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'This must-read book provides a crucial glimpse of the way one contemporary political party has maintained a vibrant base of constituents even as other parties have emaciated their grassroots infrastructure. This carefully researched, utterly innovative book helps us understand how political parties can help rebuild democracy in the twenty-first century.' Hahrie Han, Johns Hopkins University 'This book reveals the organizational traits and forms of activism that have made Uruguay's Frente Amplio one of the most resilient leftist parties in Latin America. By explaining how party activism survives, it challenges conventional wisdom about the decline of mass party organizations and their participatory grassroots structures.' Kenneth M. Roberts, Cornell University 'The theoretical implications of this study are far-reaching. The authors identify the selective and collective incentives that bring activists to invest their effort on party activities. They test their theory using the largest survey of activists implemented in Latin America, text analysis of party-meeting documents, and process-tracing of party administration.' Maria Victoria Murillo, Columbia University 'Using rich, new evidence about one of Latin America's most successful left parties and a sophisticated, multi-method approach, the authors explain why Uruguay's Frente Amplio has been able to avoid oligarchization, challenging conventional wisdom, and remind us of the ways in which party activism invigorates democracy and improves policy formation.' Jennifer Pribble, University of Richmond Read more...

