The Change of Party–State Relations in Advanced Democracies: A Party–Specific Development or Broader Societal Trend?

摘要: This chapter discusses the literature on parties in advanced democracies and develops three arguments. First, we need to move beyond a conceptualization of as citizen representatives more systematically consider which functions organizations fulfill when ‘running state,’ task that is keeping party elites increasingly busy. allows us assess whether government handles ‘functional’ challenges linked governing better or worse than alternative models, such expert government, prominent debate. Second, it argued observing symptoms organizational decline mainstream itself insufficient conclude presence an extra-parliamentary organization not longer crucial assure parties’ long-term success volatile electoral market. The study organizationally new faced decision invest resources infrastructure over last decades opens window opportunity examine mechanisms mass model are really outdated often claimed. Finally, raises most fundamental question, namely indications change, especially intensifying party–state interpenetration, form part broader societal development concerns voluntary generally they party-specific.