While primary elections are most often associated with presidential candidates in the United States, similar methods for selecting party leaders and candidates are becoming increasingly common in parliamentary democracies around the world. The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections introdu
Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections: A Comparative Perspective
β Scribed by William P. Cross; Ofer Kenig; Scott Pruysers; Gideon Rahat
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 256
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
A groundbreaking study of the typologies, pathologies, and promise of political party primary elections.
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Copyright
Contents
Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1 Primary Elections: A Definition and Typology
2 The Spread of Primaries
3 Party Primaries in Canada and Israel
4 Rule-Making and the Administration of Party Primaries
5 Who Selects? Defining the Primary Selectorate
6 Primary Campaigns and Their Outcomes
7 Financing Primary Elections
8 Party Primaries: The Path Forward
Notes
References
Index
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