Membership of political parties is diverse. Not everyone participates and those who do, do not participate in the same way. This book engages with the debate ov

This book explores how experienced party organisers in the UK work to recruit and to retain party activists for local campaigning. Local door-to-door campaignin

American Gridlock is a comprehensive analysis of polarization encompassing national and state politics, voters, elites, activists, the media, and the three bran

Why are some civic associations better than others at getting-and keeping-people involved in activism? Using in-person observations, surveys, and field experime

The state of the activist stratum of the parties differs from what many of the critics have suggested.