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ISSN 0868-4871
Interaction and Mutual Infl uence of Political Parties and Social Movements

Interaction and Mutual Infl uence of Political Parties and Social Movements

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the existing incentives and strategies for interaction and mutual influence of political parties and social movements in a democratic context. This analysis is complemented by the overview of the consequences of this interaction and influence on the structural and ideological foundations of both political parties and social movements and, more globally, the social environment, party system, political regime, and political system. Due to the success of new social movements in mass mobilization the interaction of parties and movements has intensified since the 1970s. This process led — in particular — to the development of a phenomenon usually known as ‘party-movement’, namely a social movement morphing into a political party. The relations between political parties and social movements however are characterized not only by alliances, but in some cases also by rivalry or even confrontation. The article concludes by examining the main factors of the involvement of movements in politics, presenting a typology of movements participating in politics, and a typology of the party system according to its susceptibility to the influence of social movements.

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Keywords: political parties; party system; social movements; civic activism; public policy; contentious politics

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