Rootedness, Activism, and Centralization: The Case of the Swiss People’s Party

The Swiss People’s Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei [SVP]) has increased its territorial extensiveness and organisational intensiveness in recent years, and has professionalised its strategies of communication. This article analyses the dynamics characterising the SVP’s organisation. It shows that...

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Autor principal:	Adrian Favero
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Cogitatio 2021
Materias:	activism centralization mass parties swiss people’s party Political science (General) JA1-92
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3936a3759a954578a19e2ffa69e186382021-11-24T11:48:17ZRootedness, Activism, and Centralization: The Case of the Swiss People’s Party2183-246310.17645/pag.v9i4.4495https://doaj.org/article/3936a3759a954578a19e2ffa69e186382021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/4495https://doaj.org/toc/2183-2463The Swiss People’s Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei [SVP]) has increased its territorial extensiveness and organisational intensiveness in recent years, and has professionalised its strategies of communication. This article analyses the dynamics characterising the SVP’s organisation. It shows that with its locally rooted presence and its effort to generate ideological coherence, the party has embraced the “mass party” organisational model. It additionally assesses the extent to which the SVP’s centralised power at the federal level is conducive to the party’s further electoral success. Having considered both the party at national level and three of its most important cantonal branches, the article argues that the organisational dominance of the SVP’s central leadership was beneficial for the party’s electoral strength but will lead to tensions with cantonal and local branches, which are largely in charge, to build and maintain an active base.Adrian FaveroCogitatioarticleactivismcentralizationmass partiesswiss people’s partyPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPolitics and Governance, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 252-262 (2021)
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description	The Swiss People’s Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei [SVP]) has increased its territorial extensiveness and organisational intensiveness in recent years, and has professionalised its strategies of communication. This article analyses the dynamics characterising the SVP’s organisation. It shows that with its locally rooted presence and its effort to generate ideological coherence, the party has embraced the “mass party” organisational model. It additionally assesses the extent to which the SVP’s centralised power at the federal level is conducive to the party’s further electoral success. Having considered both the party at national level and three of its most important cantonal branches, the article argues that the organisational dominance of the SVP’s central leadership was beneficial for the party’s electoral strength but will lead to tensions with cantonal and local branches, which are largely in charge, to build and maintain an active base.
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title	Rootedness, Activism, and Centralization: The Case of the Swiss People’s Party
title_short	Rootedness, Activism, and Centralization: The Case of the Swiss People’s Party
title_full	Rootedness, Activism, and Centralization: The Case of the Swiss People’s Party
title_fullStr	Rootedness, Activism, and Centralization: The Case of the Swiss People’s Party
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Rootedness, Activism, and Centralization: The Case of the Swiss People’s Party

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