02920nam 2200493 450 991015313010332120181014074450.00-7735-4855-610.1515/9780773548558(CKB)3710000000960232(MiAaPQ)EBC4748433(DE-B1597)656695(DE-B1597)9780773548558(EXLCZ)99371000000096023220161215h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe promise and challenge of party primary elections a comparative perspective /William Cross [and three others]Montreal, [Quebec Province] :McGill-Queen's University Press,2016.©20161 online resource (257 pages) illustrations, tables0-7735-4797-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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."--Provided by publisher.Political partiesCanadaPolitical partiesIsraelHistory20th centuryPolitical partiesPolitical partiesHistory324.271cci1icclacccoll13laccCross William P(William Paul),1962-1201630Cross WilliamMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910153130103321The promise and challenge of party primary elections2886826UNINA