State and Local Party Organizations in the 21st Century
Year: 2010
Type: preprint
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This paper presents results of a 2010 survey of 1,215 local party chairs in 49 states. The data focus on local party structure and activity, state-local party integration and party organizational culture. The analysis suggests local parties are organizationally mature, though most have not become permanent work organizations. The activities of local parties have undergone an important shift away from activities related to campaign money and fundraising and toward activities requiring volunteers and labor. At the same time, there has been notable disintegration in state-local cooperation. Party organizational cultures are generally effective, but there are systematic differences between the Democratic and Republican parties. Moreover, the data suggest cultural styles reflect various features of the political environment, including mass ideology, interparty competition and legislative professionalism.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Authors: Douglas D. Roscoe, Shannon Jenkins
Institution: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W106395173