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Re-Selecting Members of the European Parliament

Candidate Selection, Party Goals, and Re-Election Probabilities

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  1. Elena Frech

    1. Département de Science Politique et Relations Internationales, Université de Genève , Geneva, Switzerland

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  • Party goals in European elections’ candidate selection

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Elena Frech
    Pages 1-16

  3. State of the Art

    • Elena Frech
    Pages 17-28

  4. Theoretical Framework

    • Elena Frech
    Pages 29-45

  5. Methods, Data Collection, and Measures

    • Elena Frech
    Pages 47-87

  6. Candidate Selection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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  7. MEP Re-Selection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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  8. Back Matter

    Pages 177-234
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About this book

Elena Frech addresses the issue of candidate (re-)selection for the European elections. Studying German parties, the author investigates both, the rules and practice of candidate selection. The study is one of the first to shed light on the goals political parties pursue when selecting candidates in the European context. First, the author provides a detailed account of the formal and informal procedures German parties use to construct the electoral lists for the European elections. Then she turns towards the individual candidates, showing which factors determine the list placement of incumbent parliamentarians. The findings highlight the importance of individual candidate characteristics as well as party institutions and are of interest not only to scientists but also to parties, politicians, and citizens.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Département de Science Politique et Relations Internationales, Université de Genève , Geneva, Switzerland

    Elena Frech

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About the author

​Elena Frech obtained a doctorate from the University of Mannheim (Germany). Currently she holds a research position at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), where she studies parliamentary careers. 
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Re-Selecting Members of the European Parliament

  • Book Subtitle: Candidate Selection, Party Goals, and Re-Election Probabilities

  • Authors: Elena Frech

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-21751-8

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-21750-1Published: 12 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-21751-8Published: 03 April 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 234

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Electoral Politics, European Politics, German Politics

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