The rise and fall of the argentine centre-left: the crisis of Frente Grande

This article analyses the inner workings of the Frente Grande party at the height of its political and electoral development. It is based upon the assumption that parties are not singular actors, but diverse organizations with complex internal operations. From that perspective, in order to identify...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Abal Medina, Juan Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/104273
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/104273
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Frente Grande
Institucionalización partidaria
Centro izquierda argentina
Crisis partidaria
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
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Sumario:This article analyses the inner workings of the Frente Grande party at the height of its political and electoral development. It is based upon the assumption that parties are not singular actors, but diverse organizations with complex internal operations. From that perspective, in order to identify the causes of both its rapid growth and current crisis, the article examines the distribution of power, styles of leadership, and formal and informal rules of the Frente Grande. Starting from the conceptual frameworks recently suggested by the literature, this article explains the Frente´s institutionalisation attempts and the resilience of its leadership. An effort is also made to look at the impact a party´s original organizational characteristics have on its subsequent development.