The politics of party leadership : a cross-national perspective / edited by William Cross, Jean-Benoît Pilet.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cross, William P. (William Paul), 1962- editor.

Pilet, Jean-Benoît, editor.

Series:

Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties.

Political leadership.

Cabinet system.

Comparative government.

Physical Description:

xv, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Summary:

Comparative Politics is a series for students, teachers, and researchers of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu. The Comparative Politics series is edited by Kenneth Carty, Professor of Political Science University of British Columbia; Emilie van Haute, Professor of Political Science, University libre de Bruxelles; and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, Leuphana University. 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 the first comprehensive, comparative examination of how parties choose their leaders and the impact of the different decisions they make in this regard. Among the issues examined are how leaders are chosen, the factors that result in parties changing their selection rules, how the rules affect the competitiveness of leadership elections, the types of leaders chosen, the impact of leadership transition on electoral outcomes, the factors affecting the length of leadership tenures, and how leadership tenures come to an end. This volume is situated in the literature on intra-party decision making and party organizational reform and makes unique and important contributions to our understanding of these areas. The analysis includes parties in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Uncovering the Politics of Party Leadership: A Cross-National Perspective / Jean-Benoit Pilet Pilet, Jean-Benoit, William P. Cross Cross, William P. 1

2 Leadership Selection Methods and Party Types / Marco Lisi Lisi, Marco, André Freire Freire, André, Oscar Barberà Barberà, Oscar 12

3 Explaining Change in Party Leadership Selection Rules / Mihail Chiru Chiru, Mihail, Anika Gauja Gauja, Anika, Sergiu Gherghina Gherghina, Sergiu, Juan Rodríguez- Teruel Teruel, Juan Rodríguez- 31

4 Competitiveness of Party Leadership Selection Processes / Ofer Kenig Kenig, Ofer, Gideon Rabat Rabat, Gideon, Or Tuttnauer Tuttnauer, Or 50

5 Electing Women as Party Leaders: Does the Selectorate Matter? / Bram Wauters Wauters, Bram, Jean-Benoit Pilet Pilet, Jean-Benoit 73

6 Understanding Leadership Profile Renewal / Giulia Sandri Sandri, Giulia, Antonella Seddone Seddone, Antonella, Fulvio Venturino Venturino, Fulvio 90

7 Why Some Leaders Die Hard (and Others Don't): Party Goals, Party Institutions, and How They Interact / Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik Ennser-Jedenastik, Laurenz, Gijs Schumacher Schumacher, Gijs 107

8 The End of the Affair: A Comparative Study of How Party Leadership Terms End / Oliver Gruber Gruber, Oliver, William P. Cross Cross, William P., Scott Pruysers Pruysers, Scott, Tim Bale Bale, Tim 128

9 Do Leadership Changes Improve Electoral Performance? / Helene Helboe Pedersen Pedersen, Helene Helboe, Gijs Schumacher Schumacher, Gijs 149

10 Parties, Leadership Selection, and Intra-Party Democracy / William P. Cross Cross, William P., Jean-Benoit Pilet Pilet, Jean-Benoit 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780198748984

0198748981

OCLC:

933284433