The organisation of populist radical right parties significantly shapes their long-term electoral
success. Within this party family, great organisational variation can be found, with the …

The impact of party primaries on turnout at the meso level has been particularly under-
researched. Thus, the aim of this paper is to explore the determinants of turnout on party …

Political parties around the world are adopting primaries to select leaders and legislative
candidates. While a large, though inconclusive, literature has emerged in the American …

From within a “systemic approach” to deliberative democracy, political parties can be seen
as crucial actors in facilitating deliberation, by playing epistemic, motivational, and …

It is well established that political parties play a key role as gatekeepers to elected office.
This article explores the local determinants of a diverse candidate pool. In particular, we …

Vote buying remains one of the main flaws of elections in many parts of the world. As most
other forms of corruption, it is sticky and unlikely to vanish in the short and medium run. In …

Names: Sandri, Giulia, editor.| Seddone, Antonella, editor. Title: New paths for selecting
political elites: investigating the impact of inclusive candidate and party leader selection …

Political parties exist at the centre of democratic politics, but where does power lie within
them, and how is it exercised? The Political Party in Canada explores the inner workings of …

Political parties around the world are democratizing the ways in which they select legislative
candidates and party leaders. The move towards more inclusive methods, often labelled as …

This book addresses the meaning of contemporary social democracy and how the centre-left
is navigating through its current identity crisis, through a series of cases of social democratic …