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The handle http://hdl.handle.net/1887/3161383 holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation.

Author: Cirhan, T.

Title: The role of party organization in the electoral success of anti-establishment parties:

ANO in the Czech Republic

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THE ROLE OF PARTY

ORGANIZATION IN THE

ELECTORAL SUCCESS

OF ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT

PARTIES:

ANO in the Czech Republic

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M o r e a n d m o r e a n t i - e s t a b l i s h m e n t p a r t i e s s u c c e e d i n e l e c t i o n s a t t h e e x p e n s e o f t h e i r e s t a b l i s h e d c o m p e t i t o r s i n c o n t e m p o r a r y E u r o p e a n d e m o c r a c i e s . H o w e v e r , a l a r g e p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e s e p a r t i e s f a l l a p a r t a n d d i s a p p e a r a s q u i c k l y a s t h e y a p p e a r . W h a t i s t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t h e w a y t h e s e p a r t i e s o r g a n i z e a n d t h e i r e l e c t o r a l p e r f o r m a n c e ? T h i s d i s s e r t a t i o n p r o p o s e s a f r a m e w o r k t o e x p l a i n t h e r o l e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l f e a t u r e s s u c h a s l o c a l p a r t y b r a n c h e s , p a r t y m e m b e r s h i p a n d p a r t y e l i t e s i n t h i s p r o c e s s . I t a r g u e s t h a t t h e s e f e a t u r e s f a c i l i t a t e p a r t y s t a b i l i t y , c o h e s i o n a n d l e g i t i m a c y a n d , a s a c o n s e q u e n c e , p a r t i e s d o b e t t e r a t e l e c t i o n s . A s i n g l e c a s e s t u d y e x p l o r e s t h e s e r e l a t i o n s h i p s i n t h e c a s e o f t h e C z e c h p a r t y A N O , a n d i s t h e n c o m p l e m e n t e d b y a c o m p a r a t i v e a n a l y s i s o f t h r e e o t h e r a n t i - e s t a b l i s h m e n t p a r t i e s . T h e d i s s e r t a t i o n a r g u e s t h a t p a r t y o r g a n i z a t i o n m a t t e r s f o r t h e e l e c t o r a l s u c c e s s o f a n t i - e s t a b l i s h m e n t p a r t i e s . T h e c o n t r o l o f l o c a l b r a n c h e s ´ a u t o n o m y , r e s t r i c t i o n s o n p a r t y m e m b e r s h i p a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l l i n k s b e t w e e n p a r t y e l i t e s h e l p n e w a n t i - e s t a b l i s h m e n t p a r t i e s t o p r e s e n t t h e m s e l v e s a s s t a b l e , c o h e s i v e a n d l e g i t i m a t e e n t i t i e s . I n t h e c a s e o f A N O , t h i s e f f e c t i s f u r t h e r s t r e n g t h e n e d b y t h e i n f i l t r a t i o n o f i t s p a r t y o r g a n i z a t i o n b y t h e s t r u c t u r e s o f t h e b u s i n e s s - f i r m o w n e d b y t h e p a r t y l e a d e r .

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