Party sovereignty and citizen control : selecting candidates for parliamentary elections in Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway /
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| Imprint: | Odense, DK : University Press of Southern Denmark, 2002. |
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| Description: | 254 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | University of Southern Denmark studies in history and social sciences ; v. 253 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4891344 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Parliamentary Nominations in Western Democracies
- Introduction
- The Process of Nominations
- The Role of Nominations in the Chain of Parliamentary Delegation
- Bringing the Perspectives together
- Research Questions
- Plan of the Book
- 2. Denmark: The Interplay of Nominations and Elections in Danish Politics
- Introduction
- The early history of nominations and elections
- An illustration from the 1998 election
- The role of the state
- The role of the parties
- Who are the candidates?
- Proper behavior during the electoral campaign
- The changing role of the voters
- A special case: the increasing success rate of female candidates
- Turnover and recruitment
- Concluding comments
- 3. Finland: Formalized Procedures with Member Predominance
- Introduction
- The nomination system
- The role of the party
- Criteria for candidate selection
- Sanctions and rewards
- Conclusions
- 4. Iceland: From Party Rule to Pluralist Political Society
- Introduction
- The nomination system
- Sanctions and rewards
- Nomination method, turnover and main characteristics of MPs: The question of causation
- Conclusions
- 5. Norway: Party Dominance and Decentralized Decision-Making
- Introduction
- The new system
- The organizational process
- Candidate selection
- Sanctions and rewards
- Nominations and the electorate
- Conclusions
- 6. Conclusions
- The institutional setting
- How are nominations organized?
- What are the mechanisms for screening?
- What is the outcome of the screening process?
- What is the level of parliamentary turnover?
- The multi-leveled network of principals and agents
- Citizen control over candidate selection
- Notes
- References
- Contributors
- Index