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The PSOE's deliberation and democratic innovations in turbulent times for the social democracy
Juan Rodríguez-teruelOscar Barberàsubject
Governmentmedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesOrganizational modelPartits polítics050301 educationComparative politicsDeliberationDemocracy0506 political scienceGreat recessionPolitical sciencePolitical economyPolitical Science and International Relations050602 political science & public administrationPolitical philosophySocialisme0503 educationSocial democracymedia_commondescription
In the midst of the great recession, the Spanish Socialists Worker's Party (PSOE) lost the Government and experienced a process of instability while trying to reconnect with its electorate. The party's strategic response was embracing highly inclusive deliberations on both key institutional and policy issues that eventually sparked tensions and division. These internal debates led to the introduction and implementation of other democratic innovations, such as direct votes and consultations that substantially transformed key features of the PSOE's organizational model. The article discusses the main features and problems of such deliberations and democratic innovations, and their wider consequences.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-09 |