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2. The Direct Election of Party Heads

Author : Fortunato Musella

Published in: Political Leaders Beyond Party Politics

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Abstract

This chapter deals with the new way of nominating party leaders in Western democracies. The topic of leader selection has been the subject of great attention by a growing body of political science literature, with a particular focus on the effects of such changes on both intra-party power and the relationship between leaders and party affiliates. On the one hand, comparative research has shown a significant tendency towards the adoption of a more open method in nominating party candidates for public office, especially through the use of primary elections. On the other hand, in new personal parties, the leader founds and creates his party and then he is confirmed leader by means of acclamation. As a result of such trends, party heads are reinforcing their position in the organizations they lead, starting from the increase in their popular legitimation.

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Metadata
Title
The Direct Election of Party Heads
Author
Fortunato Musella
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Political Leaders Beyond Party Politics

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-59347-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-59348-7

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59348-7_2