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Author Cross, William P. (William Paul), 1962- author

Title The promise and challenge of party primary elections : a comparative perspective / William Cross, Ofer Kenig, Scott Pruysers, and Gideon Rahat
Published Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (257 pages)
Contents Primary elections : a definition and typology -- The spread of primaries -- Party primaries in Canada and Israel -- Rule-making and the administration of party primaries -- Who selects? : defining the primary selectorate -- Primary campaigns and their outcomes -- Financing primary elections -- Party primaries : the path forward
Summary "Political Parties use numerous terms, such as party, "primaries", "one-member-one-vote" contests, party "plebiscites" and "community pre-selections" to describe their system of electing leadership. Likewise, their election processes differ just as much: some parties invite all interested citizens to participate, others impose a membership requirement, others require prior party activism, and still others choose to share the voting authority among different party constituents through a complicated "electoral college" process. In The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections: A Comparative Perspective the authors construct a meaningful comparative study of these party contests both within and across different party systems. The authors focus their attention on the party primaries of two relatively early adopters of primary elections: Canada and Israel. Through these case studies the benefits and challenges of organizing primaries in a fair and efficient manner are considered in depth."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 08, 2016)
Subject Political parties -- Canada -- Case studies
Political parties -- Israel -- Case studies
Primaries -- Canada -- Case studies
Primaries -- Israel -- Case studies
Comparative government -- Case studies
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Comparative government
Political parties
Primaries
Canada
Israel
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Rahaṭ, Gidʻon, author
Kenig, Ofer, 1971- author
Pruysers, Scott, 1985- author
ISBN 9780773548558
0773548556