{"product_id":"how-party-activism-survives-uruguays-frente-amplio-paperback-9781108719377","title":"How Party Activism Survives; Uruguay's Frente Amplio (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108719377","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow Party Activism Survives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUruguay's Frente Amplio\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the value of an organization-centered approach to understanding parties and their role in democratic representation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVerónica Pérez Bentancur (Author), Rafael Piñeiro Rodríguez (Author), Fernando Rosenblatt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108719377, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 December 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e214 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 1.3 cm, 0.343 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book is an exemplary study of institutional stability and continuity. The authors tell a compelling story about why and how the FA has endured as a leftist, mass-organic party despite exogenous changes and endogenous challenges.' Jennifer Cyr, Latin American Politics and Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePolitical parties with activists are in decline due to various external shocks. Societal changes, like the emergence of new technologies of communication have diminished the role and number of activists, while party elites increasingly can make do without grassroots activists. However, recent scholarship concerning different democracies has shown how activism still matters for representation. This book contributes to this literature by analyzing the unique case of the Uruguayan Frente Amplio (FA), the only mass-organic, institutionalized leftist party in Latin America. Using thick description, systematic process tracing, and survey research, this case study highlights the value of an organization-centered approach for understanding parties' role in democracy. Within the FA, organizational rules grant activists a significant voice, which imbues activists' participation with a strong sense of efficacy. This book is an excellent resource for scholars and students of Latin America and comparative politics who are interested in political parties and the challenges confronting new democracies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Context matters: the political and socioeconomic setting\u003cbr\u003e 3. Voluntary activism in the FA\u003cbr\u003e 4. Origins and reproduction of the mass organic structure\u003cbr\u003e 5. Party structure, efficacy and activism\u003cbr\u003e 6. The limits to strategic adaptation\u003cbr\u003e 7. The FA in comparative perspective\u003cbr\u003e 8. Theoretical conclusions and political implications\u003cbr\u003e Appendiices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political activism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political activism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20activism%20%5BJPW%5D%22\"\u003eJPW\u003c\/a\u003e], Political structures: democracy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structures: democracy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structures:%20democracy%20%5BJPHV%5D%22\"\u003eJPHV\u003c\/a\u003e], Socialism \u0026amp; left-of-centre democratic ideologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Socialism \u0026amp; left-of-centre democratic ideologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Socialism%20\u0026amp;%20left-of-centre%20democratic%20ideologies%20%5BJPFF%5D%22\"\u003eJPFF\u003c\/a\u003e], Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003415023896,"sku":"9781108719377","price":29.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108719377i_3382e2ce-c487-42d2-8535-5a15afb546da.jpg?v=1696718024","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-party-activism-survives-uruguays-frente-amplio-paperback-9781108719377","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}