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Title Parliamentary candidates between voters and parties : a comparative perspective / edited by Lieven De Winter, Rune Karlsen, Hermann Schmitt
Published London : Routledge, 2020

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites Ser
Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites Ser
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: Candidates, Parties and Voters in Representative Democracies -- 2 Office or Policies? Exploring Candidates' Motivations to Run for a Party and the Triggering Role of Political Contexts -- 3 Candidate Selection: Still a Secret Garden? -- 4 Candidate Campaigns in Comparative Perspective -- 5 Determinants of Personalised Campaigning: A Comparative Analysis -- 6 Candidates' Representational Roles
7 Intra-Party Ideological Heterogeneity: Are Candidates Agents of their Parties? -- 8 Policy Representation in Europe -- 9 The Beliefs of Parliamentary Candidates on Electoral Democracy. Who are the Guardians of Democracy and What Motivates Them? -- 10 Conclusion and Perspectives -- Appendix: Comparative Candidate Survey Data and Methods -- Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Political candidates -- Western countries -- Case studies
Political parties -- Western countries -- Case studies
Representative government and representation -- Western countries -- Case studies
Delegation of powers -- Western countries -- Case studies
Government accountability -- Western countries -- Case studies
Agency (Law) -- Western countries -- Case studies
Agency (Law)
Delegation of powers
Government accountability
Political candidates
Political parties
Representative government and representation
Western countries
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Winter, Lieven de, editor
Karlsen, Rune, editor
Schmitt, Hermann, editor
ISBN 1000208184
9781000208146
1000208141
9781000208160
1000208168
9780429284700
0429284705
9781000208184