Organizational Change and Dynamics Between and Within Parties in the United States

• In Event: 30268 - Political Identities and Ideologies in the United States

Abstract

Political parties continuously engage in two levels of contention: electoral competition between parties, and factional competition within the party. This paper leverages cross-state comparison to trace how inter-party dynamics shape intra-party contention, with implications for the ideological transformation of American political parties.

Author

• Catharina O'Donnell, Harvard University