Primaries through the looking glass: the electoral effects of opening the selection of top candidates
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- dc.contributor.author Astudillo Ruiz, Javier
- dc.contributor.author Lago Peñas, Ignacio
- dc.date.accessioned 2021-06-28T09:15:32Z
- dc.date.available 2021-06-28T09:15:32Z
- dc.date.issued 2021
- dc.description.abstract This article revisits the foundations of prior research on the effects of plebiscitarian selection mechanisms on candidates' electoral strength. While previous studies do not nest political parties' decision making, the authors argue that party primary effects entail the interdependence of party procedures for candidate selection. The article assesses the validity of the two approaches. Using original data from seven parties and 296 regional elections in Canada, Germany and Spain, and from sixty-two pre-election polls in Germany and Spain, it shows that, other things equal, primary-selected candidates are not stronger than those selected by other procedures. However, there is evidence of a penalty for parties that do not select candidates by primary when their main rival does, in particular when the primary election is not divisive and is held closer to the general election.en
- dc.description.sponsorship We acknowledge support from the Spanish Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities (Grant number AEI/FEDER CSO2017-85024-C2-1-P), the Catalan Institut for Self-government Studies (IEA), and the ICREA under the ICREA Academia programme.
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- dc.identifier.citation Astudillo J, Lago I. Primaries through the looking glass: the electoral effects of opening the selection of top candidates. Br J Polit Sci. 2021;51(4):1550-64. DOI: 10.1017/S0007123419000632
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007123419000632
- dc.identifier.issn 0007-1234
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/47988
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Cambridge University Press
- dc.relation.ispartof Br J Polit Sci. 2021;51(4):1550-64. DOI: 10.1017/S0007123419000632
- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/CSO2017-85024-C2-1-P
- dc.rights © Cambridge University Press. The published version of the article: Astudillo J, Lago I. Primaries through the looking glass: the electoral effects of opening the selection of top candidates. Br J Polit Sci. 2021;51(4):1550-64. DOI: 10.1017/S0007123419000632 is available at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123419000632
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- dc.subject.keyword Political partyen
- dc.subject.keyword Leaderen
- dc.subject.keyword Electionen
- dc.subject.keyword Primariesen
- dc.title Primaries through the looking glass: the electoral effects of opening the selection of top candidatesen
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