Movement parties in Europe: a comparative assessment

Research on political parties and social movements has long developed independently, separated by the disciplinary boundaries of political science and sociology. We see the recent successes of ‘movement parties’ as a push to bridge the two disciplinary traditions in order to describe this new hybrid...

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Main Authors: Borbáth, Endre (Author) , Paxton, Fred (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Acta politica
Year: 2025, Volume: 60, Pages: 1-16
ISSN:1741-1416
DOI:10.1057/s41269-024-00381-3
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-024-00381-3
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Author Notes:Endre Borbáth, Fred Paxton

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