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Political parties may innovate when it comes to campaigning -- particularly if there's new tech that helps raise money, save money (usually on advertising), or drive messaging on new channels. But in so many places, parties' own infrastructure and decision-making processes are ancient. And when an institution is out of date, it's often because that works just fine for incumbents. Parties are a fundamental layer of democratic governance, and yet they've managed to duck the wave of change that's swept through campaigning, activism, public engagement, and even government. Here's to changing that.

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ALDE Member Parties database

Brussels

Collection of 75 Liberal European political parties

partisan

Agora.Brussels

Brussels

Citizens' movement to practice democracy by sortition. Notable twist includes winning a seat in Brussels Parliament, where their elected representative must act on behalf of 50 residents chosen by lot.

Kosningakerfi Pírata

Iceland (Ísland)

Digital participation platform for the Icelandic Pirate party

The Digital Party: Political Organisation and Online Democracy

How political parties have changed in the age of social media

books

Participa Podemos

Madrid (Spain)

Radically open political party in Madrid with over 500,000 members making decisions on its online platform

Digital Parties: The Challenges of Online Organisation and Participation

Europe

This book analyzes how mainstream and new parties are building their digital platforms and transitioning from traditional (offline) organizations into the digital world