Electing and Ejecting Party Leaders in Britain
Description
The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats each allow their members to participate in the selection of the party leader. It also examines the consequences of all-member ballots in leadership elections. It looks at how parties remove leaders, showing that each of the major British parties sought to make it harder to evict incumbents.
Keywords
Political ScienceWorldEuropeanPolitical ProcessCampaigns & ElectionsHistory & Theory
2012Book
Author(s)Thomas Quinn
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230219618
LanguageEnglish
