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10. Steer or No Steer? The Selection of Party Leaders in Britain

verfasst von : Paul Webb

Erschienen in: Managing Leader Selection in European Political Parties

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter applies Aylott and Bolin’s framework (in this volume) for analysing leadership-selection procedures, and their consequences for the scope and autonomy of party leadership, to the main parties in Great Britain (that is, excluding Northern Ireland). While describing the evolution of selection procedures since the 1960s, it addresses key questions about the process, including whether there are any steering agents as such, and, if so, who they are. It argues that while the major British parties lack true “heavy-handed” steering agents, they do have institutionalised procedures that narrow the field of choice before membership selectorates.

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Titel: Steer or No Steer? The Selection of Party Leaders in Britain
verfasst von: Paul Webb
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Managing Leader Selection in European Political Parties
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-54999-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-55000-4

Copyright-Jahr: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55000-4_10