Party Leaders and their Selection Rules in Western Europe
Bruno Marino, "Party Leaders and their Selection Rules in Western Europe "
English | ISBN: 036769543X | 2021 | 176 pages | EPUB | 1060 KB
English | ISBN: 036769543X | 2021 | 176 pages | EPUB | 1060 KB
This book analyses the determinants behind the openings in party leader selection rules (leaders' selectorate) in 10 Western European countries and more than 55 parties between the mid-1980s and the mid-2010s.
Presenting a novel and revealing theoretical and empirical framework, it tackles the impact of party change and the personalisation of politics, specifically using data coming from the first expert survey on the personalisation of politics in Western Europe; the PoPES. A quantitative analysis is paired with more in-depth explorations of two Italian parties (the Italian Communist Party - Democratic Party of the Left; the Northern League) and the (missed) opening of their leader selectorate. This book highlights the critical importance of studying party leader selection rules against the backdrop of allegedly declining parties and rising party leaders and concludes by placing its findings in a broader discussion about the future of Western European party leaders.
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