This book explores the varying ways in which political parties in Europe make arguably their most important decisions: the selection of their leaders. The choic

This book explores the varying ways in which political parties in Europe make arguably their most important decisions: the selection of their leaders. The choic

This book analyses the determinants behind the openings in party leader selection rules (leaders' selectorate) in 10 Western European countries and more than 55

Politics at the Centre is a comparative study of the rules, norms and behaviour surrounding political party leadership. The primary analysis includes 25 parties

This book provides a cross-country study of the consequences of the expansion of intra-party democracy, the trend towards more inclusive methods of selection fo