The politics of party leadership : a cross-national perspective

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910157834803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016
• ISBN: 0-19-181162-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
• Collana: Comparative politics The politics of party leadership
• Disciplina: 324.22
• Soggetti: Political parties; Political leadership; Cabinet system; Comparative government; Political Institutions & Public Administration - General; Government - General; Law, Politics & Government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Uncovering the politics of party leadership : a cross-national perspective / Jean-Benoit Pilet and William P. Cross -- Leadership selection methods and party types / Marco Lisi, André Freire, and Oscar Barberà -- Explaining change in party leadership selection rules / Mihail Chiru ... [et al.] -- Competitiveness of party leadership selection processes / Ofer Kenig, Gideon Rahat, and Or Tuttnauer -- Electing women as party leaders : does the selectorate matter? / Bram Wauters and Jean-Benoit Pilet -- Understanding leadership profile renewal / Giulia Sandri, Antonella Seddone, and Fulvio Venturino -- Why some leaders die hard (and others don't) : party goals, party institutions, and how they interact / Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik and Gijs Schumacher -- The end of the affair : a comparative study of how party leadership terms end / Oliver Gruber ... [et al.] -- Do leadership changes improve electoral performance? / Helene Helboe Pedersen and Gijs Schumacher -- Parties, leadership selection, and intra-party democracy / William P. Cross and Jean-Benoit Pilet.
• Sommario/riassunto: Making use of a unique data set that includes more than 1000 leadership elections from over 100 parties in 14 countries over an ; almost 50 year period, this volume provides a comprehensive, comparative examination of how parties choose their leaders and the impact of the different decisions they make in this regard.