Candidates, parties and voters in the Belgian partitocracy. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Audrey Vandeleene, Lieven De Winter, Pierre Baudewyns.
• Editors: Vandeleene, Audrey; Baudewyns, Pierre; Winter, Lieven de
• Contents: 1.Introduction. Candidates Between Parties and Voters: A Triadic Relationship in the Belgian PartitocracyAudrey Vandeleene and Lieven De WinterPART I: CANDIDATES' BACKGROUND2.The Effects of the Political Parties' Selective Filter Bias on Descriptive Representation: Analysis of the Candidates' Sociological and Political BackgroundJérémy Dodeigne and Ferdinand Teuber3.The More, the Smoother? Candidate Selection and Intraparty CompetitionAudrey Vandeleene and Giulia Sandri4.Who Wins More? Understanding Preferential Voting by Means of Context and Candidates' Background and CampaigningMarta Gallina, Stefano Camatarri and Maximilien CogelsPART II: CAMPAIGNING5.The Puzzle of Personalization of Politics: Evidence From Candidate Campaigns in Belgium 2007–2014Lieven De Winter, Pierre Baudewyns and Maximilien Cogels6.Campaigning and Candidates: Different Strategies for Different CandidatesMaximilien Cogels and Pierre Baudewyns7.The Electoral Impact of Local Campaigning in the 2014 Regional and Federal ElectionsAudrey André and Sam DepauwPART III: POLICY CONGRUENCE8.Constituting the List Amid Time of Personalization of Politics: The Balance of Congruent and Popular Candidates in Belgian Political PartiesJérémy Dodeigne, Conrad Meulewaeter and Christophe Lesschaeve9.Who Do You Feel and What Future Do You Want for Belgium? A Comparison of Candidates and Voters' Identities and Institutional PreferencesSophie Devillers, Pierre Baudewyns, Lieven De Winter and Min Reuchamps10.From More or Less Integration to Status Quo? Explaining Candidates' and Citizens' Attitudes Towards European IntegrationSamuel Defacqz, Jérémy Dodeigne, Ferdinand Teuber and Virginie Van IngelgomPART IV: REPRESENTATION AND DEMOCRACY11.Between Parties and Voters: Candidates' Role Conception in the Belgian PartitocracyChloé Janssen, Mihail Chiru and Lieven De Winter12.Critical Candidates: Elite Attitudes Towards the Functioning of Representative DemocracyChristoph Niessen, Nathalie Schiffino, Vincent Jacquet and Ludovic Deschamps13.Conclusion. Studying Candidates, Parties and Voters. Lessons Learned and New QuestionsAudrey Vandeleene, Lieven De Winter and Pierre Baudewyns.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 324.2493015; Political candidates -- Belgium; Political parties -- Belgium; Elections -- Belgium; Voting -- Belgium
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319964607
• Related ISBNs: 9783319964591
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