Impacts and Consequences of Digital Democratic Innovations in Political Parties
Objective/context: In recent years, political parties have undergone significant transformation by adopting digital tools aimed at increasing member engagement and participation in internal processes. Digital democratic innovations have emerged as a key response to the crisis of legitimacy and decl...
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Objective/context: In recent years, political parties have undergone significant transformation by adopting digital tools aimed at increasing member engagement and participation in internal processes. Digital democratic innovations have emerged as a key response to the crisis of legitimacy and declining membership facing traditional parties. This article offers a comprehensive overview of the main digital democratic innovations implemented by political parties, analyzing their forms—such as online platforms, digital primaries, fundraising, and deliberative spaces—and their impact on intraparty democracy. Methodology: Using a descriptive-analytical approach, the article first clarifies the concepts of democratic and digital innovation and then systematically reviews the digital tools used by parties to open new channels for participation and decision-making. It also examines explanatory factors for digitalization, such as party age, size, ideology, and institutional context, and critically assesses the potential and limitations of these innovations. Conclusions: The democratization of political parties through digital means has produced mixed results, falling short of expectations. The article concludes with practical recommendations to enhance meaningful participation, transparency, and inclusivity in intraparty democracy. Originality: The originality of this study lies in its integrative mapping and critical analysis of recent digital democratic innovations in political parties, providing both a broad perspective and nuanced insights into their real-world impact.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d3126864d974eeb9c8174b28738cf1b2025-08-20T03:13:35ZengUniversidad de los AndesColombia Internacional0121-56121900-60042025-07-0112310.7440/colombiaint123.2025.01Impacts and Consequences of Digital Democratic Innovations in Political PartiesGema Sánchez Medero0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8047-0472Rubén Sánchez Medero1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8799-5685Universidad Complutense de Madrid - ICCA (Spain)Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (España) Objective/context: In recent years, political parties have undergone significant transformation by adopting digital tools aimed at increasing member engagement and participation in internal processes. Digital democratic innovations have emerged as a key response to the crisis of legitimacy and declining membership facing traditional parties. This article offers a comprehensive overview of the main digital democratic innovations implemented by political parties, analyzing their forms—such as online platforms, digital primaries, fundraising, and deliberative spaces—and their impact on intraparty democracy. Methodology: Using a descriptive-analytical approach, the article first clarifies the concepts of democratic and digital innovation and then systematically reviews the digital tools used by parties to open new channels for participation and decision-making. It also examines explanatory factors for digitalization, such as party age, size, ideology, and institutional context, and critically assesses the potential and limitations of these innovations. Conclusions: The democratization of political parties through digital means has produced mixed results, falling short of expectations. The article concludes with practical recommendations to enhance meaningful participation, transparency, and inclusivity in intraparty democracy. Originality: The originality of this study lies in its integrative mapping and critical analysis of recent digital democratic innovations in political parties, providing both a broad perspective and nuanced insights into their real-world impact. https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/index.php/colombia-int/article/view/11046digital democratic innovationsintraparty democracyonline political participationpolitical parties and technologypolitical party digitalization |
| spellingShingle | Gema Sánchez Medero Rubén Sánchez Medero Impacts and Consequences of Digital Democratic Innovations in Political Parties Colombia Internacional digital democratic innovations intraparty democracy online political participation political parties and technology political party digitalization |
| title | Impacts and Consequences of Digital Democratic Innovations in Political Parties |
| title_full | Impacts and Consequences of Digital Democratic Innovations in Political Parties |
| title_fullStr | Impacts and Consequences of Digital Democratic Innovations in Political Parties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts and Consequences of Digital Democratic Innovations in Political Parties |
| title_short | Impacts and Consequences of Digital Democratic Innovations in Political Parties |
| title_sort | impacts and consequences of digital democratic innovations in political parties |
| topic | digital democratic innovations intraparty democracy online political participation political parties and technology political party digitalization |
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