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Local political subcultures and party activism in Italy: The case of the Democratic Party
While there are relevant studies on both local political subcultures and party activism in Italy, the literature misses the relations between these two social and political phenomena. This article aims at bridging the lacuna by presenting a typology of the local branches of the Italian PD (Democratic Party) based on the relationship between the features of party activism and the local political subcultures. Four types of local PD branch emerge: the ‘showcase’ branch, the ‘administrative’ branch, the ‘company’ branch and the ‘committee’ branch. The article discusses each type, while drawing on 40 in-depth interviews collected during field research. Insights into the relationship between local political subcultures and party activism in Italy are offered.
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Party politicsVolume
20Issue
3Pagination
381 - 390Publisher
SageLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1354-0688eISSN
1460-3683Language
engPublication classification
X Not reportable; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, SageUsage metrics
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