The Selection of Politicians in Times of Crisis
In: Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites Ser
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- 1 Economic crisis and the selection of candidates -- 2 Political crisis and its effect on candidate selection -- 3 Austria: tradition and innovation in legislative candidate selection -- 4 The curious stability of candidate selection methods in Belgium in times of crisis -- 5 Leader as a focal point: new political entrepreneurs and candidate selection in the Czech republic -- 6 Contagion effects by the AfD?: candidate selection in Germany -- 7 New actors, old practices?: candidate selection and recruitment patterns in Greece -- 8 Representation in crisis: the Icelandic case -- 9 Candidate selection in Ireland: new parties and candidate diversity -- 10 The hurricane in the Italian parliament: M5S and its MPs, selection procedures, profiles and legislative behaviour -- 11 New political parties in Latin America: a new way of selection and new elite profiles? -- 12 Party-protective institutions and candidate selection for Mexico's Chamber of Deputies -- 13 The limits of party change: candidate selection in Portugal in the age of crisis -- 14 New parties and new ways of candidate selection in Spain -- 15 US politics in a post-crisis era: populism, polarization and candidate selection -- 16 The effects of the Great Recession on candidate selection in America and Europe -- Index