Dommett, K. orcid.org/0000-0003-0624-6610, Temple, L. orcid.org/0000-0002-2605-2285 and Seyd, P. (2021) Dynamics of intra-party organisation in the digital age : a grassroots analysis of digital adoption. Parliamentary Affairs, 74 (2). pp. 378-397. ISSN 0031-2290
Abstract
Over recent decades, scholars have explored political parties’ adoption of digital technology. Tracing successive eras of change, scholarship has examined the degree to which digital disrupts or embeds traditional power structures—with many studies finding evidence of ‘controlled-interactivity’. In this article, we revisit debates around the adoption of digital tools from a bottom-up perspective. Moving beyond attempts to categorise elite strategies for digital adoption, we consider practices on the ground to document how, in practice, digital technology is being taken up and used. Using a case study of the UK Labour Party, we categorise a range of different practices, highlighting and theorising the presence of digital adherents, laggards, entrepreneurs, renegades and refuseniks. Discussing the drivers of these practices, we offer new insight into variations in digital adoption and consider the significance of these trends for our understanding of party organisation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author(s). This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Parliamentary Affairs. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Digital Adoption; Political Parties; Grassroots Activism; Party Organisation; Elite Control |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 May 2022 12:45 |
Last Modified: | 17 May 2022 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pa/gsaa007 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:186524 |