Changes in the organizational structure of the Labour party of the United kingdom: factors and political implications.
Keywords:
party structure, organizational structure, balance of power, New Labour, political actors, the Labour Party, the party system of the United KingdomAbstract
The article analyzes the factors, which influenced the structure transformation of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom. The author highlighted the nature and features of the transformation at each stage, starting from the party's foundation, till the leadership of T. Blair, and determined the causes and effects of the changes in the party structure.References
Cole M. Political Parties in Britain / M. Cole, H. Deighan. – Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2012. – 224 р.
Collins R. Building a One Nation Party / R. Collins. – London: The Labour Party, 2014. – 44 р.
Duverger M. Political Parties: Their Organizations and Activity in the Modern State / M. Duverger. – London: Methuen, 1954. – 439 р.
Epstein L. Political Parties in Western Democracies / L. Epstein. – London: Transaction Publishers, 1980. – 387 р.
Gromyko A. Political modernization of the UK from the Westminster Model of Democracy to the Plural Model / A. Gromyko // Que RAS. – 2005. – № 158. – Р.35 – 47.
Heffernan R. Political Parties and the Party System Developments in British Politics [Електронний ресурс] / R. Heffernan // London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. – Режим доступу: http://oro.open.ac.uk/10470/
Katz R. Changing Models of Party Organization and Party Democracy. The Emergence of the Cartel Party / R. Katz, P. Mair // Party politics. – London, 1995. – V. 1, N 1. – P. 5-28.
Labour Party. Labour Party Rule Book. // One Brewer's Green. – London,2013. – 93 р.
McKenzie R. British Political Parties / R. McKenzie. – London: Mercury Books. – 1964. – 480 р.
Mullen, A. The policy making process of the political left' / A. Mullen. – Bradford: University of Bradford. – 2005. – 346 р.
Newmann S. Toward a Comparative Study of Political Parties / S. Newmann // Modern Political Parties. Approaches to Comparative Politics. – Chicago, 1957. – 235 р.
Puhle H. Still the Age of Catchallism. Old Concepts and New Challenges / H. Puhle. – Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. – 379 р.
Richards A. The Life and Soul of the Party: Causes and Consequences of Organizational Change in the British Labour Party since 1979 / A. Richards // Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones. – 1997. – №2. – Р. 24 – 34.
Sartori G. Parties and Party Systems / G. Sartori . – N. Y.: A Framework for Analysis, 1976. – 368 р.
Sartori G. Party Types, Organisation and Functions / G. Sartori // West European Politics. – 2005. – №28(1). – Р. 5 – 32.
