Beschreibung:
How do the organizational structure and rules of political parties affect political engagement and its reproduction? Analyzing Uruguay's mass-organic Frente Amplio party, this book illustrates how organizational rules that give grassroots members a voice help reproduce activism. It will interest scholars and students of both Latin America and comparative politics.
1. Introduction; 2. Context matters: the political and socioeconomic setting; 3. Voluntary activism in the FA; 4. Origins and reproduction of the mass organic structure; 5. Party structure, efficacy and activism; 6. The limits to strategic adaptation; 7. The FA in comparative perspective; 8. Theoretical conclusions and political implications; Appendiices; Bibliography; Index.