Beyond the Secret Garden of Politics: Internal Party Dynamics of Candidate Selection
Author: Guillermo Cordero
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2022-12-02
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 2832508316
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Democracy - Crises and Changes Across the Globe
Author: Helder Ferreira do Vale
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-04-10
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 0854661794
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the Great Recession in 2008, the world has been going through a crisis of democracy that is changing the way we think about politics and society. Nowadays, it is ever more apparent that democracies have limitations and are susceptible to decline. This decline occurred with the expansion of powers of prime ministers and presidents, the increasing hostility against political opponents, the rise of ultra-right parties, and the growing political polarization. This book offers a fresh analysis of countries that have witnessed democratic decline such as Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, and Spain. It also looks at examples of democratic innovations such as the use of digital politics (in Brazil and Hungary), the establishment of "democratic schools" (in Israel), the implementation of parenting norms (in Norway), and the response to domestic violence (in Germany and Iran). In addition, the book helps us learn more about how religion, the party system, and the growth of renewable resources affect democratic politics.
Democracy Within Parties
Author: Reuven Y. Hazan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010-07
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 0199572542
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text presents a new approach to understanding political parties. It sheds light on the inner dynamics of party politics and offers a comprehensive analysis of one of the most important processes any party undertakes, its process of candidate selection.
Women and Elective Office
Author: Sue Thomas
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 0199328730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive look at where women candidates and officeholders stand at this moment in time, what brought them to this point, and what their prospects are in the 21st century
Local Power and Female Political Pathways in Turkey
Author: Lucie G. Drechselová
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-06-18
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 3030471438
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the “Turkish paradox” – women’s lower representation in local politics than in parliament. By analyzing life stories of 200 female municipal councilors and party representatives, it offers a comprehensive assessment of what makes local politics in Turkey particularly inaccessible to women. It places women’s pathways within the cycles of exclusion, starting by political socialization, going through the candidate recruitment process and continuing after the election. The research presented here brings together gender studies and political sociology and offers novel applications of concepts including intersectionality and biographical availability. It covers all major political parties and diverse local configurations in Turkey, and reveals political strategies of women in conservative parties as well as the reasons behind the exceptionally high representation of women within the pro-Kurdish political parties. The book further sheds some light on the intricate relationship between women’s political activity and regime change in the context of democratic backsliding.
Politics in the Republic of Ireland
Author: John Coakley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-08-31
Total Pages: 507
ISBN-13: 1000903788
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuilding on the success of previous editions, Politics in the Republic of Ireland continues to provide an authoritative introduction to all aspects of government and politics in this seventh edition. Written by some of the foremost experts on Irish politics, it explains, analyses and interprets the background to Irish government and contemporary political processes. It devotes chapters to every aspect of contemporary Irish government and politics, including the political parties and elections, the constitution, deliberative democracy, referendums, the Taoiseach and the governmental system, women and politics, the position of the Dáil, and Ireland’s place within the European Union. Bringing readers up to date with the very latest developments, especially with the upheaval in the Irish party system and the implications of recent liberalising referendums, the seventh edition combines substance with a highly readable style, providing an accessible book that meets the needs of all those who are interested in knowing how politics and government operate in Ireland.
The Political Representation of Immigrants and Minorities
Author: Karen Bird
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-10-06
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 113691417X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book breaks new ground in the analysis of the political representation of immigrants and visible minorities in European and North American democracies, focussing on voting, candiadate selection, political parties, and legislative behaviour.
When Movements Become Parties
Author: Santiago Anria
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-11-15
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 110842757X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides a new way of thinking about parties formed by social movements, and their evolution over time.
Democratizing Candidate Selection
Author: Guillermo Cordero
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-06-30
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 3319765507
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book studies the challenges to conventional politics posed by new ways of selecting candidates for legislative elections. The recent economic crisis had profound political consequences on politics, generating an upsurge in the demand for more participative ways of decision-making in politics channelled through social movements and individuals in different countries. Some parties have reacted by introducing changes in their internal organization (via intra-party democracy), particularly related to the selection of candidates for public office. This volume explores the trends and challenges of these new methods of selection, analyses how the internet is increasingly being used as a selection tool, and evaluates some of the relevant consequences related to political representation, party cohesion and party centralization, among others.
Gender, Politics and Institutions
Author: M. Krook
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010-12-07
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 0230303919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPolitical institutions profoundly shape political life and are also gendered. This groundbreaking collection synthesises new institutionalism and gendered analysis using a new approach - feminist institutionalism - in order to answer crucial questions about power inequalities, mechanisms of continuity, and the gendered limits of change.
