Cleavage theory meets civil society: a framework and research agenda

How does civil society shape the development of cleavages? While intermediary organisations, such as trade unions and churches, featured heavily in historical accounts, neo-cleavage theory tends to ignore the meso-level dynamics of the new ‘transnational’ divide beyond party politics. This agenda-se...

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Hauptverfasser: Mierke-Zatwarnicki, Alex (VerfasserIn) , Borbáth, Endre (VerfasserIn) , Hutter, Swen (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: April 16, 2026
In: West European politics
Year: 2026, Jahrgang: 49, Heft: 3, Pages: 726-755
ISSN:1743-9655
DOI:10.1080/01402382.2025.2543136
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2543136
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Verfasserangaben:Alex Mierke-Zatwarnicki, Endre Borbáth and Swen Hutter

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