Can too much participation harm democracy? Democratic theory places great importance
upon the conduct of elections, but it is not often recognized that the electoral game takes …

This article suggests guidelines for identifying the ramifications of central elements of
candidate selection methods for various democratic dimensions–participation, competition …

The framework presented in this article supplies tools for delineating candidate selection
methods, defines what is meant by their democratization and offers an analytical framework …

The article provides an overview of intra-party candidate selection methods. It explains the
significance of candidate selection and presents two main elements that distinguish …

Reuven Y. Hazan and Gideon Rahat* candidate selection calls it the 'secret garden'of
politics. However, the more recent research into this subfield, particularly in the last decade …

This special issue offers an up-to-date overview of the democratization of candidate
selection, while giving attention to causes and cases from both past and present. The focus …

Electoral systems at the national level and candidate selection methods at the party level are
connected, maybe not causally but they do influence each other. More precisely, the …

THE first goal of any incumbent politician is to be reselected by his or her own party, before
being reelected by the public, before achieving party office, and before gaining any …

Candidate selection is vital to political parties but it also poses a dilemma, which is
particularly acute in the cartel party, stemming from the position of MPs as both the base of …

The first edition of Comparing Democracies was a landmark text, providing students with a
thematic introduction to the global study of elections and voting. In this major new edition the …