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Informationen zum Autor William Cross is an expert in political party organization and intra party democracy. He has published in many journals including Party Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Canadian Journal of Political Science and the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. His earlier books include Rebuilding Canadian Party Politics (UBC Press 2000) and Political Parties (UBC Press 2004). He is Professor and Bell Chair in Canadian Parliamentary Democracy at Carleton University in Ottawa.André Blais is an expert in electoral systems and voting behaviour. He has published in many of the discipline's leading journals including Comparative Politics, European Journal of Political Research, Party Politics and the Journal of Politics. His many books include To Vote or not to Vote? The Merits and Limits of Rational Choice (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000). He is a former President of the Canadian Political Science Association. Klappentext Politics at the Centre studies the ways in which political parties select and remove their leaders in five parliamentary democracies: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It addresses the subject through cross national comparison of 25 parties in these countries from 1965 to the present day. Zusammenfassung Politics at the Centre studies the ways in which political parties select and remove their leaders in five parliamentary democracies: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It addresses the subject through cross national comparison of 25 parties in these countries from 1965 to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements 1: Why Study Party Leadership Selection? 2: Who Picks the Party Leader? 3: Explaining Change in Leadership Selectorates 4: Rules of the Game 5: Retirements, Resignations and Removals 6: Running, Getting Elected and Staying in Office 7: Organizing, Strategizing and Voting in Leadership Elections 8: Leadership Selection in Non Westminster Democracies 9: How Should we Choose Party Leaders? References Appendix Index ...
