Candidate Selection in a Multilevel State: The Case of Spain. (June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cordero, Guillermo; Jaime-Castillo, Antonio M.; Coller, Xavier
• Other Names: Coller Xavier guest-editor.; Cordero Guillermo guest-editor.; Jaime-Castillo Antonio M. guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: American behavioral scientist. Volume 60:Number 7(2016:Jul.)
• Page Start: 853
• Page End: 868
• Publication Date: 2016-06
• Subjects: candidate selection -- multilevel states -- elite selection -- parliaments -- Spain; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Political science -- Periodicals; United States -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; United States -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 300
• DOI: 10.1177/0002764216632823
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-7642

Abstract

The intraparty mechanisms for Members of Parliament (MPs) selection has been only partially analyzed by the literature. Most works focus on parties' written rules regarding the selection of candidates for the national chamber(s). However, party statutes hide other informal procedures. In this article, we analyze how candidate selection is implemented in parties using survey data for a representative sample of 580 MPs, completed with 58 in-depth interviews of MPs and gatekeepers. With these data, we analyze how the selection of candidates is implemented in a multilevel democracy such as Spain.