This article contributes to scholarship on the relationship between political parties and social
movements by proposing the concept of 'party-driven movements' to understand the …

This thesis contributes to a better understanding of current political parties, critically
engaging with their merits through the lens of the Network Society. It draws on five case …

Political parties have been, along with trade unions and social movements, the main vectors
of political participation of citizens in liberal and democratic political systems from the late …

This study proves that the change in the structure of political opportunities alone is not
enough to provide encouragement for social movements to succeed in electoral politics. The …

Thai NGOs had been under heavy criticism throughout the previous decade. In recent years,
many NGOs and activists decided to step into the electoral arena in which they once never …

Social movements form political parties, influence policy outcomes, and contribute to the
renewal of political elites by supplying political candidates. Yet, we know little about the …