Democratization of party leadership selection: Do wider selectorates produce more competitive contests?

Electoral Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 240-247

  Kenig, Ofer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Candidates; Competitiveness; Democratization; Leadership election; Party leaders

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ELECTION; LEADERSHIP; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EID: 67349159386     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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