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The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections. A Comparative Perspective.
Cross, William P.; Kenig, Ofer; Pruysers, Scott; Rahat, Gideon
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Description for The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections. A Comparative Perspective.
Paperback. A groundbreaking study of the typologies, pathologies, and promise of political party primary elections. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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 introduces the first comprehensive examination of both the concept and the practice of primary elections outside of the United States. By offering a clear definition of primary elections and examples of their types, the authors deliver the tools needed for comparative analysis within and across diverse party systems. Focusing their attention on Canada and Israel - two early adopters ... Read more
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 introduces the first comprehensive examination of both the concept and the practice of primary elections outside of the United States. By offering a clear definition of primary elections and examples of their types, the authors deliver the tools needed for comparative analysis within and across diverse party systems. Focusing their attention on Canada and Israel - two early adopters ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773547988
SKU
V9780773547988
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About Cross, William P.; Kenig, Ofer; Pruysers, Scott; Rahat, Gideon
William P. Cross is professor of political science at Carleton University. Ofer Kenig is senior lecturer at Ashkelon Academic College. Scott Pruysers is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. Gideon Rahat is associate of political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Reviews for The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections. A Comparative Perspective.
" This is an excellent book. Its systematic approach and its advancement of a clear typology, combined with a detailed assessment of the spread, the administration, and the effects of primaries, make it both unique and important. It is a valuable resource for readers not just in Canada, but globally." Amanda Bittner, Memorial University of Newfoundland