Download or read book After the Mass Party written by Elin Haugsgjerd Allern and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows that the decline of parties as membership organizations does not necessarily mean that parties have decayed as channels for representation in democracies. Possible explanations can be found in party competition for votes and in other aspects of party organizations.