Tales of the unexpected: the selection of British party leaders since 1963

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Tales of the unexpected: the selection of British party leaders since 1963

Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Leader of the Labour Party in 2015 stunned observers and practitioners of British politics alike. In this article, we first outline a theoretical framework that purports to explain why political parties operating in parliamentary systems choose the leaders they do. We the...

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Main Authors:	Denham, Andrew, Dorey, Peter
Format:	Article
Published:	Palgrave Macmillan 2018
Subjects:	Political parties; party leaders; leadership selection; parliamentary systems; Members of Parliament (MPs); party members; Britain; Canada; Spain; leadership conventions
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39877/

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