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During the nineteenth century American political parties selected their candidates for elective offices in conventions. Around 1910 most states established a system of direct primaries whereby the voters selected their parties' nominees for public office. This book, first published in 2006, examines the transition from the indirect to the direct primary, as well as its implications for American politics. It offers a systematic analysis of the convention system in four states (New Jersey, Michigan, Colorado and California) and the legislative history of the regulation of political parties during the Progressive Era. It argues that the major political parties themselves were chiefly responsible for doing away with the nominating convention. Candidates played a pivotal role in inaugurating the new nominating system as they became more open and aggressive in pursuit of their parties' nominations. The convention system was never designed to withstand the pressures exerted on it by a more competitive nominating process.

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Political parties --- Nominations for office --- Comparative government --- Nominations for office. --- Comparative government. --- 324.074.134 <493> <082.2> --- #SBIB:324H41 --- #SBIB:324H45 --- Comparative political systems --- Comparative politics --- Government, Comparative --- Political systems, Comparative --- Political science --- Office, Nominations for --- Office, Qualifications for --- Qualifications for office --- Election law --- Elections --- Politics, Practical --- Representative government and representation --- Political conventions --- Primaries --- Verkiezingskandidatuur. Verkiezingsprogramma's. Verkiezingscampagnes. Kiesstrijd. Verkiezingskosten. Verkiezingsuitslagen niveau land, natie--België--Bloemlezingen. Readers. Citaten --- Politieke structuren: elite --- Politieke sociologie: stratificatie en machtshiërarchie --- 324.074.134 <493> <082.2> Verkiezingskandidatuur. Verkiezingsprogramma's. Verkiezingscampagnes. Kiesstrijd. Verkiezingskosten. Verkiezingsuitslagen niveau land, natie--België--Bloemlezingen. Readers. Citaten --- Candidats aux élections --- Etudes comparatives --- Candidats aux élections

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In this compelling book Pippa Norris and Joni Lovenduski provide the first full account of legislative recruitment in Britain for twenty-five years. Their central concern is how and why some politicians succeed in moving into the highest offices of state, while others fail. The book examines the relative dearth of women, black and working-class Members of Parliament, and whether the evident social bias in the British political élite matters for political representation. Legislative recruitment concerns the critical step from lower levels (activists, local counsellors) to a parliamentary career. The authors draw evidence from the first systematic surveys of parliamentary candidates, Members of Parliament and party selectors, as well as detailed personal interviews. The study explores how and why people become politicians, and the consequences for parties, legislatures and representative government.

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