Successful party transformation requires early, sequenced organizational change before programmatic change.
Evidence
Given the importance of organizational transformation and (re)building reputations, party elites had to implement their strategies early, quickly, and in a specific sequence that favored organizational streamlining and vertical integration prior to the transformation of programs, electoral methods, or parliamentary strategies. With enough time, sheer familiarity with the new face of the party could foster public acceptance. But to gain political effectiveness readily, parties needed to implement organizational centralization swiftly and decisively. — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 76
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Parties that abandoned their ideology early exploited negotiation timelines to overhaul organization — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 349; Discredited parties must transform organizationally and break with the past to regain power — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 87; Distinct organizational practices shaped how successor parties survived — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 152 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Successful party reform requires new leaders able to centralize decisively and rapidly.
#expands(0.85) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 93 - Discredited parties must transform organizationally and break with the past to regain power
#corroborates(0.78) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 87 - Distinct organizational practices shaped how successor parties survived
#expands(0.75) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 152 - Factional strength shifts through organizational, not ideological, factors
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