From grey suits to grass roots: Choosing Conservative leaders

Denham, Andrew

doi:10.1057/bp.2009.5

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“…This is broadly pertinent to a more general trend towards personalization of electoral campaigns, with their growing emphasis on leadership appeals (McAllister, 2007). Although cross-national comparative research has shown a significant tendency towards the adoption of more open methods in nominating party candidates for public office, especially through the use of primary elections (Hazan and Rahat, 2010), political parties in several democracies have given their members a role in leadership selection too (Denham, 2009;Kenig, 2009;Lisi, 2010;Cross and Blais, 2012a;Pilet and Cross, 2014;Seddone and Venturino, 2013). Despite of the fact that these developments may vary across countries and across parties, they may be regarded as 'a clear trend in Western political parties' (Wauters, 2015: 218).…”

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Personal leaders and party change: Italy in comparative perspective

Musella

2015

Riv. Ital. Sci. Polit.

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IntroduzioneParty leaders have become more powerful and autonomous actors in recent years by developing a direct and personal relationship with citizens. As anticipated in the United States (Lowi, 1985), the rise of the ‘personal leader’ seems to have occurred in many European democracies, both in old parties and in more recently formed parties, with a widespread tendency for them to be promoted and controlled by individual leaders. Nevertheless, party leadership remains quite a neglected theme in political science. Through a data set including ~500 party presidents in 13 democracies, this article focusses on the personalization of party leadership by comparing Italy with other Western countries. More particularly, new procedures for the selection of party chairs, the centralization of power in political parties, and the new role of party leaders in the legislative/governmental arena are analysed, given their importance to such a process. The article summarizes new data on the party leaders’ characteristics, with regards to their political backgrounds, how they are elected, how long they stay in office, and whether they become prime minister or enter the executive. In this way, we are able to see how some new parties are created from the outset as highly personalized and centralized parties (Forza Italia being the paradigmatic case), whereas other older parties have also evolved in a personalized direction.

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Personal leaders and party change: Italy in comparative perspective

Musella

2015

Riv. Ital. Sci. Polit.

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“…Saunderson (1905-06) to that of Terence O'Neill (1963-69), a single suitable candidate would be identified by the parliamentary caucus and invited to lead the party. The UUP leader, therefore, 'emerged' from a group of party notables in much the same way as occurred with the British Conservative Party prior to 1965 (Young, 1989: 91;Denham, 2009). The informal nature of leadership selection in this period also extended to candidacy requirements, with no specific provisos outlined in any official statute.…”

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The Selection of Party Leaders in Northern Ireland

Matthews

2015

Parliam Aff

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“…For the Conservatives, control had long rested with the party leader. Both parties elect their leader, though electoral systems and colleges have changed over time and, before 1965, Tory leaders simply 'emerged' (Bale, 2009;Denham, 2009;Heppell, 2010). Nonetheless, appointments to particular portfolios, including Shadow Chancellor, remain in the gift of the leader of the day.…”

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‘Westminster’s wingman’? Shadow chancellor as a strategic and coveted political role

Barber

2015

Br Polit

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A focal job of Westminster opposition, there is nevertheless a dearth of published analysis on the job of Shadow Chancellor. This article argues that the Shadow Chancellor is distinctive because of its strategic power over opposition policy and other shadow portfolios and offers a critique of the post for perhaps the first time. The article shows that: most Shadow Chancellors have leadership ambitions but demonstrates that their position is intertwined with that of leader; that they are unlikely to be reshuffled by the leader who appointed them; and, that new leaders usually appoint new Shadow Chancellors. Drawing on various data about the behaviour of post holders, it demonstrates that the Shadow Chancellor occupies a central coordinating role alongside the opposition leader and supports the 'Westminster Model' by acting as a combative critic of government and grounding leadership in the collegiality of Parliament. Nonetheless, it also shows that the Shadow Chancellor's profile is strongest outside Westminster, in projecting the economic credibility of an alternative government.There are three elements: there is economic competence, the perception of the leader of the opposition and the perception of the Shadow Chancellor. Now I think of those three elements the perception of the Shadow Chancellor is the least important by a distance, but it's a factor. (Howard, 2013)

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From grey suits to grass roots: Choosing Conservative leaders

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Personal leaders and party change: Italy in comparative perspective

Personal leaders and party change: Italy in comparative perspective

The Selection of Party Leaders in Northern Ireland

‘Westminster’s wingman’? Shadow chancellor as a strategic and coveted political role

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