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Political Parties and Interest Incorporation: A New Typology of Intra-Party Groups

Matthias Dilling

Political Studies Review, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 193 - 206

Swansea University Author: Matthias Dilling

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DOI (Published version): 10.1177/14789299231156556

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Linking society and politics has been one of political parties’ key functions in democracies around the world. Groups within political parties, like factions, auxiliary organisations and territorial party branches, have been important for parties to build such linkages because they help incorporate...

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Published in: Political Studies Review
ISSN: 1478-9299 1478-9302
Published: SAGE Publications 2024
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