Organisational Development of Parties and Internal Party Democracy in Croatia
Organisational Development of Parties and Internal Party Democracy in Croatia

Summary/Abstract: The analysis of the organisational development of the Croatian parties and internal party democracy has showed several things. First, the organisational aspect of party life is poorly legally regulated and the attempts to change the situation by imposing some new and stricter regulations are not likely to succeed. Second, the Croatian parties do not depart from the common post-communist experience of party organisational life, with a rather rigid structure, their organisational uniformity and little substantial change through time. Third, internal party democracy is generally low, with the strong power centralisation, strong presidents, little participation of members and selection procedures highly controlled by the leaderships. Nevertheless, even within such uniform picture it is possible to draw some differences between the parties. By differentiating between the degree of internal party democracy and the type of internal party structure, the analysis paved the way to a more sophisticated strategy for political reform.

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