… the importance of leaders for party organization, and on the electoral arena. Existing studies
on party leadership can be divided into two groups. Authors who work on party organization …

… Finally, in Chapter 9, consideration is given to whether the type of selectorate makes a
difference in whether a change of leader may boost the electoral prospects of a party. …

… mass structures cliques membership tries to ship in democratized control leadership party
structures electoral by-product work-intensive campaigns battles of massintensive use of man- …

… it is through this theme that our examination of Conservative Party leadership elections can
come full circle. Thatcher acquired the party leadership from Heath due to a combination of …

… knowledge of the effects of party leaders on the electoral support for their party. To date, the
… leadership evaluations on their vote intentions. We show that mediated leadership images …

… Our evidence suggests that an electoral setback highlights the need within a party for
organizational rebuilding. Particularly after a defeat resulting in the loss of government, the …

… party leaders consistent with what we would desire in a political system with democratic
elections… of the degree of impact party leaders will have: leaders tend to matter most when there …

… how procedures for the selection of leaders bring more to parties than a popular or a
media-savvy leader. Indeed, leadership elections confer legitimacy to the chosen leader as well as …

… In particular the impact of selection methods on three different variables is considered: the
characteristics of those who win leadership contests, levels of participation in these elections …

… , a party leader occupies a key role and personifies the party … the leader’s tenure in office
hinges on the party’s electoral … punished: party members select or remove their leaders, and …