District candidacies for the German Bundestag
What Spurs or Hampers Intra-Party Competition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6292696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danny Schindler (0000-0003-4707-3576, Institute for Parliamentary Research, Berlin, Germany, corresponding author), Anastasia Pyschny (0000-0001-6000-7763, Institute for Parliamentary Research, Berlin, Germany), Malte Cordes (Institute for Parliamentary Research, Berlin, Germany) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 171-188 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Legislative Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-2334 • E-ISSN: 1743-9337 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13572334.2021.1974708 |
| OpenAlex | W3200983593 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
The article analyses district candidate selections as an arena for intra-party competition. To investigate what spurs or hampers contested races, we focus on Germany. Relying on data from the Bundestag election in 2017, the first part of our paper looks at factors that statistically stimulate rivalry at the nomination event. Subsequently, we explore the ‘secret garden’ of preselection by drawing on interviews to examine whether intra-party competition might be muted prior to the selection conferences. A key determinant for competitive nominations is a vacant candidacy rather than the chance of winning the district or the selection mode. Moreover, the involvement of several regional party units lowers competition. Interestingly, there would be more contested nominations if it were up to the nominating selectorates. However, things look somewhat different regarding the local party leadership: In part, ‘coronations’ are caused by early withdrawals of aspirants due to the leadership’s influence as steering agent
Candidacy · Competition (biology · Economics · General election · German · NOMINATE · Nomination · Political science · Politics · Primary election · Public relations · Rivalry · Selection (genetic algorithm · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |