ABSTRACT
Peronism as a political force or popular identity has been extensively investigated from its origins in 1945 to today. Less interest has attracted the study of the party organization that peronists built. This article analyzes the configuration of the Peronist Party between 1947 and 1955, the dilemmas and conflicts faced by party organizers and the struggle for power within the party between different ruling groups, that resulted on the establishment of two different models of political party.
Keywords:
peronism; political parties; organizational design; democracy; top-down organization.
