Introduction: Parties at the Grassroots : Local Party Branches in the Low Countries

Bram Wauters: Role: Bram Wauters is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Sciences of Ghent University, where he leads the research group GASPAR. His research interests include political representation, elections and political parties, with specific attention for diversity. He has recently published on these topics in journals such as Party Politics, Political Studies, Politics & Gender and Political Research Quarterly. He is co-editor (with Knut Heidar) of ‘Do parties still represent?’ (Routledge, 2019).

Simon Otjes: Role: Simon Otjes is Assistant Professor of Dutch Politics at Leiden University and researcher at the Documentation Centre Dutch Political Parties of Groningen University. His research focuses on political parties, parliaments and public opinion. His research has appeared in various journals, including American Journal of Political Science and European Journal of Political Research.

Emilie van Haute: Role: Emilie van Haute is Chair of the Department of Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and researcher at the Centre d’étude de la vie politique (Cevipol). Her research interests focus on party membership, intra-party dynamics, elections and voting behaviour. Her research has appeared in West European Politics, Party Politics, Electoral Studies, Political Studies or European Political Science. She is co-editor of Acta Politica.

Journal ID (publisher): PLC

Title: Politics of the Low Countries

Publisher: Eleven International Publishing (The Hague )

ISSN: 2589-9929

Publication date Created: September 2020

Volume: 2

Issue: 2 , Parties at the Grassroots: Local Party Branches in the Low Countries

Pages: 109-124 (pp. 109-124)

DOI: 10.5553/PLC/258999292020002002001

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