Political parties and democratic innovations: From challenges to consequences

Sergiu Gherghina, Bettina Mitru, Petar Bankov, David M Farrell, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Glasgow, Department of Political Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Internatuional Studies and Contemporary History, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin

Party Politics: The International Journal for the Study of Political Parties and Political Organizations

Published online on May 21, 2026

Abstract

Party Politics, Ahead of Print.
Despite the popular appeal of democratic innovations and of political parties’ need to reconnect with citizens, many parties are reluctant to embrace innovations - especially in the form of direct and deliberative democracy - either internally or in the ...