What is it about?
The article highlights the role of the party youth wings in enabling political representation of the young as a social group. Party youth wings have organizational structures and socialization effects on its members and electoral constituency. The political representation of the young as a social group is not just about elite replacement pitting middle-aged male incumbents vs. young age cohorts.
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Why is it important?
The article formalises a conceptual framework of the interaction between party youth wing and the mother party. The cross-case comparison between the two youth wings of the dominant centre-left parties in Albania shows that the organizational entrenchment of a youth wing is more influential in articulating policies to party leadership. Reducing the party leadership discretion in decision-making helps youth faction representatives and members to get party offices and influence decision-making and agenda setting.
Perspectives
The article underlines collective group representation not individualized representation. Political representation through youth wings can be more effective in societies with weak CSOs & patronage politics.
Sokol Lleshi
University of New York at Tirana
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This page is a summary of: Party Organisation, Youth Wings and Political Representation in Contemporary Albania, Europe Asia Studies, December 2024, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2024.2424416.
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