New Paths for Selecting Political Elites: Investigating the Impact of Inclusive Candidate and Party Leader Selection Methods

This book provides a cross-country study of the consequences of the expansion of intra-party democracy, the trend towards more inclusive methods of selection for party candidates and leaders, and the impact of these on political elites in terms of socio-political profile and patterns of careers.

Giulia Sandri is Associate Professor at the European School of Political and Social Sciences of the Catholic University of Lille, France.

Antonella Seddone is Assistant Professor at the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society of the University of Turin, Italy.