Political Recruitment: Gender, Race and Class in the British Parliament - Couverture souple

Norris, Pippa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521469619 ISBN 13 : 9780521469616

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Norris Pippa Lovenduski Joni

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this compelling book Pippa Norris and Joni Lovenduski provide the first full account of legislative recruitment in Britain for twenty-five years. Their central concern is how and why some politicians succeed in moving into the highest offices of state, while others fail. The book examines the relative dearth of women, black and working-class Members of Parliament, and whether the evident social bias in the British political élite matters for political representation. Legislative recruitment concerns the critical step from lower levels (activists, local counsellors) to a parliamentary career. The authors draw evidence from the first systematic surveys of parliamentary candidates, Members of Parliament and party selectors, as well as detailed personal interviews. The study explores how and why people become politicians, and the consequences for parties, legislatures and representative government.

Revue de presse :

'Political Recruitment is likely to become the standard work of its kind, and it certainly deserves to be, for the depth of its scholarship, the comprehensive scope of its research, and the logic with which its case is reasoned.' Talking Politics

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521469619
• ISBN 13: 9780521469616
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336