Political Parties and the Use of Digitalization in Daily Politics: Introduction to the Special Issue

Abstract This special issue examines how digital tools influence the characteristics and functions of political parties by looking at three specific dimensions: intra‐party communication, attitudes towards digitalization, and the use of digital tools in different institutional arenas. It advances our understanding of party digitalization in three significant ways. First, the collection of articles aims to shift the focus of party digitalization to everyday politics, complementing the traditional emphasis on the impact of digital technologies on party competition and election campaigns. Second, it covers the understudied impact of digital tools on political parties' parliamentary activities. Third, this special issue makes a distinctive contribution by examining the demand side of party digitalization with a focus on party members.