How intra-party referenda re-vitalize party organizations
A quasi-experimental study on the effects of intra-party democracy
Alexander Wuttke, Andreas Jungherr und Harald Schoen
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The Case Issue-Referendum of CDU Berlin, June 2015
Issue:
Party position on same-sex marriage
Particularities:
- First referendum in history of CDU Berlin.
- Surprising reaction by party leadership to a motion in parliament.
- Heterogeneous positions among party elites. Party leader stayed neutral. Other elites campaign for pro-/anti-camps.