Selecting party leaders: who chooses and who shapes the choice?

Aylott, Nicholas and Bolin, Niklas (2016) Selecting party leaders: who chooses and who shapes the choice? LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (19 Oct 2016). Website.

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Political parties across Europe have a wide variety of procedures for selecting their leaders. While some hold formal leadership contests with all members casting a vote for their preferred choice, other parties can end up with a single candidate being presented to the party following negotiations behind closed doors. Nicholas Aylott and Niklas Bolin outline a model for understanding how these decisions are made by focusing on the role of so called ‘steering agents’ who help to determine which candidates are able to successfully navigate the selection process.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2017 10:39
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 00:39
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/70168

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