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Becoming a candidate : political ambition and the decision to run for office
\"This book is about political ambition - who has it, how it is fostered, and how it evolves\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Gender and political recruitment : theorizing institutional change
This book explores the gendered dynamics of institutional innovation, continuity and change in candidate selection and recruitment. Drawing on the insights of feminist institutionalism, it extends the 'supply and demand model' of political recruitment via a micro-level case study of the candidate selection process in post-devolution Scotland.
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The Merkel Republic
Brings together German politics experts from both sides of the Atlantic. Addresses the campaign, results and consequences of the 2013 Bundestag election. Explores structural trends such as the Europeanization and cosmopolitanization of German politics.
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Becoming a Candidate
Becoming a Candidate: Political Ambition and the Decision to Run for Office explores the factors that drive political ambition at the earliest stages. Using data from a comprehensive survey of thousands of eligible candidates, Jennifer L. Lawless systematically investigates what compels certain citizens to pursue elective positions and others to recoil at the notion. Lawless assesses personal factors, such as race, gender and family dynamics, that affect an eligible candidate's likelihood of considering a run for office. She also focuses on eligible candidates' professional lives and attitudes toward the political system.
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Where women run
Why don't more women run for office? Why are certain states more likely to have female candidates and representatives? Would strengthening political parties narrow the national gender gap? Where Women Run addresses these important questions through a rare and incisive look at how candidates are recruited. Drawing on surveys and case studies of party leaders and legislators in six states, political scientist Kira Sanbonmatsu analyzes the links between parties and representation, exposing the mechanism by which parties' informal recruitment practices shape who runs—or doesn't run—for political office in America.
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Gender and Candidate Communication
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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