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Series: Elements in Contentious Politics
The Phantom at The Opera
Social Movements and Institutional Politics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 December 2021
Summary
Movements and parties have given rise to two largely separates specialties in the social sciences. This Element is an effort to link the two literatures, using evidence from American political development. It identifies five relational mechanisms governing movement/party relations: two of them short term, two intermediate term, and one long-term. It closes with a reflection on the role of movement/party relations in democratization and for democratic resilience.
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