This pioneering book presents a new approach to understanding political parties, sheds light on their inner workings and offers the first comprehensive analysis of the way parties choose their candidates for public office. Candidate selection is, after all, the function that separates parties from other organizations.
This pioneering book presents a new approach to understanding political parties, sheds light on their inner workings and offers the first comprehensive analysis of the way parties choose their candidates for public office. Candidate selection is, after all, the function that separates parties from other organizations.
Reuven Y. Hazan is a Professor in the Political Science Department at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests cover parties and party systems, elections and electoral systems, and legislative studies. His publications include articles in Comparative Political Studies, Electoral Studies, International Political Science Review, Journal of Legislative Studies, Journal of Theoretical Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Party Politics, Political Geography and various other journals. Gideon Rahat is a Senior Lecturer in the Political Science Department at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests include political parties, candidate selection methods, electoral systems and the politics of electoral reform. He has written or collaborated on articles that appeared in Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Electoral Studies, Journal of Democracy, Party Politics, Political Communication, Political Studies and several other journals.
Inhaltsangabe
1: What is candidate selection and why is it important for understanding politics? 2: Candidacy 3: The selectorate 4: Decentralization 5: Appointment and voting systems 6: Participation 7: Representation 8: Competition 9: Responsiveness 10: Candidate selection, political parties, and democracy Index
1: What is candidate selection and why is it important for understanding politics? 2: Candidacy 3: The selectorate 4: Decentralization 5: Appointment and voting systems 6: Participation 7: Representation 8: Competition 9: Responsiveness 10: Candidate selection, political parties, and democracy Index
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