| The Personalization of Democratic Politics and the Challenge for Political Parties Contributor(s): Cross, William P. (Editor), Katz, Richard S. (Editor), Pruysers, Scott (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1785522957 ISBN-13: 9781785522956 Publisher: ECPR Press OUR PRICE: $105.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
| Dewey: 324.2 |
| LCCN: 2018015528 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 290 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The implications of the personalization of politics are necessarily widespread and can be found across many different aspects of contemporary democracies. Personalization should influence the way campaigns are waged, how voters determine their preferences, how officials (e.g., MPs) and institutions (e.g., legislatures and governments) function, and the place and operations of political parties in democratic life. However, in an effort to quantify the precise degree of personalization over time and to uncover the various causes of personalization, the existing literature has paid little attention to many of the important questions regarding the consequences of personalization. While the chapters throughout this volume certainly document the extent of personalization, they also seek to address some fundamental questions about the nature of personalization, how it is manifested, and its consequences for political parties, governance, representation, and the state of democracy more generally. Indeed, one of the primary objectives of this volume is to speak to a very broad audience about the implications of personalization. Those interested in election campaigns, voting, gender, governance, legislative behaviour, and political parties will all find something of value in the contributions that follow. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cross, William P.: - William P. Cross is Professor and Bell Chair for the Study of Canadian Parliamentary Democracy at Carleton University. He is a student of comparative political institutions and his work emphasizes the internal organization of political parties. His recent (co-authored and co-edited) books include: The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections (McGill-Queen's 2016), The Politics of Party Leadership (Oxford 2016), Fighting for Votes: Parties, the Media and Voters in an Ontario Election (UBC Press 2015), The Selection of Political Party Leaders in Contemporary Parliamentary Democracies (Routledge 2014), The Challenges of Intra-Party Democracy (Oxford 2013) and Politics at the Centre: the Selection and Removal of Party Leaders in Anglo Parliamentary Democracies (Oxford 2012).Katz, Richard S.: - Richard S. Katz is Professor of Political Science at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He was co-editor of the European Journal of Political Research (2006-2012). His books include A Theory of Parties and Electoral Systems (Johns Hopkins 1980, 2006), Democracy and Elections (Oxford 1997), Handbook of Party Politics, ed. with William Crotty (Sage 2006), The Challenges of Intra-Party Democracy, ed. with William P. Cross, (Oxford 2013). He is vice-chair and treasurer on the Executive Committee of the European Consortium for Political Research.Pruysers, Scott: - Scott Pruysers is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary. His current research interests include party organization in multi-level states, intra-party democracy, and political psychology. His research has been published in a variety of national and international journals such as the Canadian Journal of Political Science, Representation, Regional and Federal Studies, and Politics & Gender. |