From cartel party to traditional membership organization: the organizational evolution of Fianna Fáil

dc.contributor.authorBolleyer, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorWeeks, Liam
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-12T11:28:30Z
dc.date.available2019-09-12T11:28:30Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-11
dc.date.updated2019-09-12T11:21:24Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines patterns of intra-organisational evolution and reform of Fianna Fáil as a party organisation before and after the 2011 Dáil election, widely considered an ‘earthquake election’ that fundamentally undermined Fianna Fáil’s status as the dominant party in the Irish party system. Electoral losses had triggered reform in Fianna Fáil prior to 2011, but such reforms tended to be minor, as the party expected its opposition status to be temporary. This orientation changed after 2011, as the party’s very foundation seemed threatened, having suffered a historic decline of its electoral support and membership. We argue that the post-2011 re-orientation can be usefully characterised as a movement away from organisational characteristics associated with the ‘cartel model of party organisation’ towards characteristics echoing more ‘traditional mass party structures’, an organisational model less dependent on state resources, and more able to generate loyalty through organisational means. Whether the 2011 reforms will lead to lasting change is likely to depend on whether, and if so how quickly, Fianna Fáil can reclaim its position as the major party of government.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationBolleyer, N. and Weeks, L. (2017) 'From cartel party to traditional membership organization: the organizational evolution of Fianna Fáil', Irish Political Studies, 32(1), pp. 96-117. doi: 10.1080/07907184.2016.1272586en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/07907184.2016.1272586en
dc.identifier.eissn1743-9078
dc.identifier.endpage117en
dc.identifier.issn0790-7184
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Political Studiesen
dc.identifier.startpage96en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/8522
dc.identifier.volume32en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen
dc.rights© 2017, Political Studies Association of Ireland. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Irish Political Studies on 11 January 2017, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2016.1272586en
dc.subjectParty organisationen
dc.subjectParty changeen
dc.subjectCartel party modelen
dc.subjectMass party modelen
dc.titleFrom cartel party to traditional membership organization: the organizational evolution of Fianna Fáilen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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