The digital ecosystem: The new politics of party organization in parliamentary democracies
| Autor: | Sam Power, Glenn Kefford, Katharine Dommett |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Sociology and Political Science
business.industry 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies Public relations 16. Peace & justice 0506 political science Interview data Politics Digital ecosystem 0508 media and communications Conceptual framework Organizational boundaries Political science 050602 political science & public administration Clan business |
| Zdroj: | Party Politics. 27:847-857 |
| ISSN: | 1460-3683 1354-0688 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1354068820907667 |
| Popis: | Since at least the 1980s, scholars have highlighted parties’ reliance on external actors, with Panebianco’s ‘electoral–professional’ party model spotlighting the increasing role of professionals in supporting party activities and campaigns. Over successive decades, our understanding of the role of external actors, and particularly consultants, has grown. As parties have begun to embrace digital tools and technologies, however, it has become apparent that our understanding of party organization does not reflect the array of actors who support party activities. In this article, we draw on extensive interview data from Australia and the United Kingdom to offer a new conceptual framework – that we call the ‘party-centred digital ecosystem’ – to highlight the functions that different types of external actor provide for parties. Introducing the classification of CLANS to describe these different actors, we discuss the significance of this trend, highlighting the potential for increasingly porous organizational boundaries as parties call on different types of external actor for support. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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