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The nomination process has been called "the secret garden of
politics"-- and for good reasons. The process by which candidates
for election are being screened and selected is among the least
understood and researched political phenomena, even though this
process is so closely linked to the power structure within
political parties. Nominations are mechanisms for selecting
candidates, but also for holding the incumbent delegates
responsible. In this book, nomination processes in four Nordic
countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway -- are analysed
and evaluated as instruments of democracy. The authors compare
institutions, procedures and unwritten norms. The book in
particular addresses questions about the citizens' ability to
influence the nomination processes. The process is not only
modelled in traditional terms of representation, but also as a
principal-agent relationship. Despite great institutional
similarities, the nomination processes and their outcomes vary
considerably across the four countries. In particular, significant
differences are found with regard to the extent of citizen control.
The book provides a first mapping of this central feature of Nordic
politics and thus also serves the comparative purpose of
differentiating between otherwise similar political systems.
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