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Democracy within Parties - Candidate Selection Methods and Their Political Consequences (Hardcover)
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Democracy within Parties - Candidate Selection Methods and Their Political Consequences (Hardcover)
Series: Comparative Politics
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Can too much participation harm democracy? Democratic theory places
great importance upon the conduct of elections, but it is not often
recognized that the electoral game takes place in two arenas, not
only between parties but also within them. This pioneering book
presents a new approach to understanding political parties. It
sheds light on the inner dynamics of party politics and offers the
first comprehensive analysis of one of the most important processes
any party undertakes - its process of candidate selection.
Candidate selection methods are the mechanisms by which a party
chooses its candidates for the general elections. It may be the
function that separates parties from other organizations. For such
an important function, this field has certainly faced a dearth of
serious investigation. Hazan and Rahat, the leading scholars on
this topic, conduct an in-depth analysis of the consequences of
different candidate selection methods on democracy. This book is a
culmination of almost two decades of research and defines the field
of candidate selection. Part I of the book delineates candidate
selection methods based on four major dimensions: candidacy; the
selectorate; decentralization; and voting versus appointment
systems. Part II analyses the political consequences of using
different candidate selection methods according to four important
aspects of democracy: participation; representation; competition;
and responsiveness. The book ends with a proposed candidate
selection method that optimally balances all four of the democratic
aspects concurrently, and answers the question 'Is the most
participatory candidate selection method necessarily the best one
for democracy?' 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.essex.ac.uk/ecpr The General Editor
is Professor David M. Farrell, School of Politics and International
Relations, University College Dublin.
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