Rage against the party machine? Wählergemeinschaften als Alternative im kommunalpolitischen Wettbewerb

Angenendt, Michael

doi:10.1007/s41358-021-00301-3

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“…In the Netherlands, when taken together they have been the largest ‘political family’ in municipal councils since 2010. They are also important players in local politics in Germany, Austria and Belgium (Angenendt 2021; Otjes 2018b). In the 2014 municipal elections, these independent local parties got 28% of the vote, which is double the percentage of what the largest national party, the Christian-Democratic Appeal, got in that election.…”

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Local political space: Localism, the left-right dimension and anti-elitism

Otjes

2023

Party Politics

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This paper presents a three-dimensional approach to party political conflict at the local level, drawing from an anti-elitism dimension, the left-right dimension and a localism dimension. More than 4500 parties participating in the 2014 and 2018 Dutch municipal elections are placed on these dimensions on the basis of their manifestos using quantitative textual analysis. A three-pronged approach is used to justify this three-dimensional model. The three dimensions are shown to be empirically distinctive. They are revealed to reflect meaningful differences between parties that are also visible in their names; and finally, these dimensions are shown to predict participation in local executive coalitions.

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Local political space: Localism, the left-right dimension and anti-elitism

Otjes

2023

Party Politics

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“…Focussing on the demand side of the local electoral competition, prior studies suggest that their anti-party appeal attracts voters (Otjes, 2018, 2020), and they compete with populist parties for votes (Jankowski et al, 2020). Consequently, due to their status as non-partisan actors, independent local parties may represent an alternative for citizens disenchanted with mainstream political parties (Angenendt, 2021b):Competing channels of representation began to open up, with the emergence of 'alternative' organisations or movements that were seen to offer a more effective or satisfactory means of linking citizens to decision-making processes (Bartolini and Mair, 2000: 333).…”

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“…Focussing on the demand side of the local electoral competition, prior studies suggest that their antiparty appeal attracts voters (Otjes, 2018(Otjes, , 2020, and they compete with populist parties for votes (Jankowski et al, 2020). Consequently, due to their status as non-partisan actors, independent local parties may represent an alternative for citizens disenchanted with mainstream political parties (Angenendt, 2021b):…”

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Membership and participation in independent local parties: Patterns and explanations

Angenendt

2022

Party Politics

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Despite the rising electoral success of independent local parties in many European countries, empirical evidence about their members is still rare. Therefore, the study aims to answer three questions to reach new insights: Who are these members? Which incentives motivate them to join, and how is intra-party participation structured? Based on a cross-sectional postal survey in Germany, the results show that members of independent local parties and national parties have mostly the same socioeconomic background and thus differ from the average general population. Independent local party members join their organisations mainly to promote an apolitical style of local decision-making and facilitate local democracy. Within independent local parties, different types of participation are present; while some members are fully engaged, others are mainly involved as elected representatives in public office or interested in social exchange. The interplay of membership incentives, civic skills and individual resources explains the variation of intra-party participation, whereby membership incentives are the most powerful explanatory factor. This study shows that independent local parties represent an alternative for those who have joined national parties, to date. Thus, they provide an essential linkage between citizens and the (local) political system.

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Sozialprofil, Amtsführung und Problemlagen

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Gehne,

Süß

2024

Stadtforschung Aktuell

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ZusammenfassungIn diesem Kapitel werden die Ergebnisse der Befragung der eBm dargestellt. Insgesamt erreichte der Fragebogen eine Rücklaufquote von 23 % (n = 1491), die sich je nach Bundesland jedoch deutlich unterscheidet (s. Tab. 1.2). Aufgrund der hohen Varianz der Rücklaufquote nach Bundesland wurde eine Gewichtung des Datensatzes vorgenommen, um die Über- bzw. Unterrepräsentation einzelner Bundesländer auszugleichen. Im Folgenden werden folgende Bereiche der Befragung vorgestellt: das Sozialprofil, politische Profil der eBm, die kommunalpolitischen Rahmenbedingungen, die Amtsführung, die Motivation und die Bedeutung von Parteien und Wählervereinigungen sowie Erfahrungen mit Anfeindungen im Amt.

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Rage against the party machine? Wählergemeinschaften als Alternative im kommunalpolitischen Wettbewerb

Cited by 6 publications

References 35 publications

Local political space: Localism, the left-right dimension and anti-elitism

Local political space: Localism, the left-right dimension and anti-elitism

Membership and participation in independent local parties: Patterns and explanations

Sozialprofil, Amtsführung und Problemlagen

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