2021/02/24 by Fabio García Lupato, Marco Meloni · 30 citations
Mathematics · Social Sciences · #Computer science #Data science #Democracy #Dimension (graph theory) #Economics #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Epistemology #Exploratory analysis #Law #Mathematics #Point (geometry) #Political science #Politics #Populism, Right-Wing Movements #Positive economics #Pure mathematics #Quality (philosophy) #Relevance (law) #Social Media and Politics #Sociology
paper · doi:10.1093/pa/gsab015
published in Parliamentary Affairs 76(1), 22-42 (Oxford University Press)
openalex publication_date 2021/02/24 · openalex created_date 2021/07/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/21
Abstract The role of technology is growing in intra-party democracy (IPD) processes. This article presents a proposal for analysing digital IPD, by applying empirical democratic theory dimensions. To test our methodology, we analyse two different types of parties, a new digital one, Pos, and a traditional one undergoing reform, the Labour Party. Our analysis shows, first, that the application of technology is not neutral, with a differential impact depending on the specific democratic dimension considered and, secondly, that—due to convergent developments—new and established parties are closer in their digital IPD than expected. These results point out the relevance, for the ongoing debate on the quality of IPD, of considering the impact of digital on different democratic dimensions and its evolution over time.