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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153130103321

Autore

Cross William P (William Paul), <1962->

Titolo

The promise and challenge of party primary elections : a comparative perspective / / William Cross [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, [Quebec Province] : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7735-4855-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations, tables

Classificazione

cci1icc

coll13

Disciplina

324.271

Soggetti

Political parties - Canada

Political parties - Israel - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Primary elections : a definition and typology -- The spread of primaries -- Party primaries in Canada and Israel -- Rule-making and the administration of party primaries -- Who selects? : defining the primary selectorate -- Primary campaigns and their outcomes -- Financing primary elections -- Party primaries : the path forward.

Sommario/riassunto

"Political Parties use numerous terms, such as party, "primaries", "one-member-one-vote" contests, party "plebiscites" and "community pre-selections" to describe their system of electing leadership. Likewise, their election processes differ just as much: some parties invite all interested citizens to participate, others impose a membership requirement, others require prior party activism, and still others choose to share the voting authority among different party constituents through a complicated "electoral college" process. In The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections: A Comparative Perspective the authors construct a meaningful comparative study of these party contests both within and across different party systems. The authors focus their attention on the party primaries of two relatively early adopters of primary elections: Canada and Israel. Through these case studies the benefits and challenges of organizing primaries in a fair and efficient manner are considered in depth."--