Myrto Tsakatika (University of Glasgow, Marco Lisi (Nova University of Lisbon, P
Political parties are alleged to be turning their backs to civil society; they are said to discourage the active participation of their members and to distance themselves from the privileged relations to affiliated social organisations they once prized. Instead, parties are broadly believed to be directing their efforts towards capturing government office and the resources that come with it, neglecting linkage to their social roots. Transformations of the Radical Left in Southern Europe questions this widely shared view. Exploring the social linkage strategies of the most relevant radical...
Political parties are alleged to be turning their backs to civil society; they are said to discourage the active participation of their members and to...