For the Egyptian political party, see Workers Democratic Party.
Political party in United States
Democratic Workers Party
Founded
1974 (1974)
Dissolved
August 1987 (August 1987)
Ideology
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Political position
Far-left
Politics of United States
Political parties
Elections
The Democratic Workers Party was a United States Marxist–Leninist party based in California headed by former professor Marlene Dixon, lasting from 1974–1987. One member, Janja Lalich, later became a widely cited researcher on cults. Lalich characterized the DWP as a political cult with Dixon serving as its charismatic leader.[1] She estimated that the Democratic Workers Party at one point had 125-150 full-time members and 300-1,000 members with various degrees of affiliation.[2]
^Janja A. Lalich (2004). Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.
^Lalich, Janja. The Social Movements Reader: Cases and Concepts (3rd ed.). p. 126.
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