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Freedom of speech within political parties

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The expulsion of party members for the expression of dissent is a common practice in democratic states around the world, which can have momentous consequences for individual parties and the political system at large. In this article, we address the question of whether limitations on party members’ free speech can be defended on normative grounds. Drawing on a conception of parties that sees them as broader membership organisations that allow citizens to exercise political agency in a unique f...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1017/S1755773921000163

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Politics & Int Relations
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Journal:
European Political Science Review More from this journal
Volume:
13
Issue:
4
Pages:
431-448
Publication date:
2021-05-26
Acceptance date:
2021-05-06
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EISSN:
1755-7747
ISSN:
1755-7739
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1174440
Local pid:
pubs:1174440
Deposit date:
2021-05-06

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