1st Edition
Party Leaders and their Selection Rules in Western Europe
By Bruno Marino
Copyright 2022
186 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction: Two takes, two stories
1. Leaders and parties in Western Europe
2. Setting the ground: the opening of party leader selection rules
3. The internal and external factors
4. Explaining openings in party leader selection rules
5. The PCI-PDS: the strength of ideology
6. The Northern League: the consequences of intra-party divisions
Conclusions: party leaders, representation, and power
Biography
Bruno Marino is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Bologna, Italy.
