Parties, recruitment and modernisation: Evidence from local election candidates

Local Government Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 361-379

  Rallings, Colin ^a   Thrasher, Michael ^a   Borisyuk, Galina ^a   Shears, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Election candidates; Local parties; Recruitment; Under representation

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; GENDER ROLE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PARTY POLITICS; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77953666551     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003931003738157     Document Type: Article

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