Open political parties: applying the principles of Open Government to Spanish political affiliations

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https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n31a3

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Transparency, open political parties, open government, participation, collaboration

Abstract

Open government has experienced strong development in the political arena as well as in academic studies. This article explores the possibility of adapting the foundations of open government (transparency, participation and collaboration) to political parties. In Spain, such parties have experienced great mistrust from citizens, which goes hand in hand with the high level of public contributions in their financing. These factors have made it necessary to develop the concept of open political parties. This study is based on a conceptual approach using the Delphi methodology in which 20 experts from the fields of Communication, Law and Political Science have contributed their knowledge in two rounds of questionnaires. The results were used to draft a Guide to Best Practice for Open Political Parties, which was used later to evaluate these organisations. The analysis shows that parties still have not developed the foundations mentioned above, especially with regard to their involvement and interaction with citizens.Keywords.

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Author Biography

  • María Díez-Garrido, University of Valladolid, Spain

    María Díez Garrido is a postdoctoral researcher in Communication at the University of Valladolid. She is a member of the research team of the RDI project entitled, “Strategies, agendas and discourse in cyber-electoral campaigns: media and citizens” (University of Valencia), financed by the Ministry of the Economy and Competitiveness. She is also a member of the GIR OCENDI (Observatory of Leisure and Digital Entertainment) at the
    University of Valladolid. Professor Diéz Garrido has carried out research stays at the Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies in Madrid (CEPC) and at the University of Manchester. She has participated as a researcher in the Observatory of Citizen Participation (Observatorio de Participación Ciudadana), which is included among the commitments of the National Action Plan III of Spanish Open Government. Her work has focused on the study of transparency, digital political communication, and social networks.

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11-12-2020

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Miscellaneous of Research articles and essays

How to Cite

Díez-Garrido, M. (2020). Open political parties: applying the principles of Open Government to Spanish political affiliations. Doxa Comunicación. Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication Studies and Social Sciences, 31, 63-86. https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n31a3
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