Book contents
- How Party Activism Survives
- How Party Activism Survives
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Context Matters
- 3 Voluntary Activism in the FA
- 4 Origins and Reproduction of the Mass-Organic Structure
- 5 Party Structure, Efficacy, and Activism
- 6 The Limits to Strategic Adaptation
- 7 The FA in Comparative Perspective
- 8 Theoretical Conclusions and Political Implications
- Appendix – Interviewees
- References
- Index
3 - Voluntary Activism in the FA
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 October 2019
- How Party Activism Survives
- How Party Activism Survives
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Context Matters
- 3 Voluntary Activism in the FA
- 4 Origins and Reproduction of the Mass-Organic Structure
- 5 Party Structure, Efficacy, and Activism
- 6 The Limits to Strategic Adaptation
- 7 The FA in Comparative Perspective
- 8 Theoretical Conclusions and Political Implications
- Appendix – Interviewees
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter describes grassroots activism and the FA’s peculiar organizational structure in which 7,000 grassroots activists have a significant autonomous voice in the FA decision-making bodies. Grassroots activists’ participation in the FA occurs in Base Committees (the movement) and in the different FA factions (the coalition), two different avenues of engagement with the FA. In the former, there is no direct control of factions, leaders, or party elites because Base Committees are not involved in candidate selection. The chapter provides a thick description of the party´s structure and shows the relevance of activism in the FA and its interaction with leaders and factions in party life.
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- How Party Activism SurvivesUruguay's Frente Amplio, pp. 47 - 80Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019