Structurally, candidates running in a constituency on their own name (usually with a party affiliation, if only for branding purposes) will carry more responsibility for an electoral result than candidates who run as part of a proportional list. Of course, the reality of an individual candidate’s impact on a campaign can differ depending on a number of factors. Indeed, in countries such as the United States, or to a lesser extent, Italy and France, one could argue that candidate selection may now be the main raison d’être for political parties. In our democratic political systems, where personalities have come to matter as much as, if not more so, than ideologies and manifestos, candidate selection, or in some cases election, has become a crucial part of our democratic life. The line is a classic of post-election defeat talks in party headquarters (and often within party membership): “if only we had chosen another candidate, things may have turned out differently.” The answer often is: certainly, the campaign may indeed have turned out differently – but would the outcome necessarily have been different? This includes the timing of reforms, which are usually most successful following an electoral defeat. Knowledge of other parties’ reform experiences in comparable countries empowers party leaders with clearer perspectives in devising successful reform plans. Candidate (s)election methods reflect historical experiences and can be difficult to reform.Increasing competition for voters in congested fields of political parties necessitates candidate (s)election innovations, leveraging both technological applications and new technocratic recruitment processes.Voters may grow disinterested in parties that exercise opaque candidate (s)election processes. Centralized processes of party candidate (s)election allow greater control, but often leave parties vulnerable to dynamic outside contenders.While the past 30 years have witnessed the democratization of candidate (s)election processes across the Transatlantic space, a new trend is now developing towards more technocratic solutions that view candidate (s)election processes as a technical issue that necessitates a professional, HR-based approach.Parties must explore context-specific options to determine the best solutions for each circumstance. Political parties cannot rely on one-size-fits-all or silver bullet solutions to improve candidate (s)election processes.
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The concluding summary was developed by IRI staff following a gathering of the full publication’s case study authors in Rome, Italy in July 2021. Each case study offers unique perspectives into the varied candidate (s)election processes ranging across the Transatlantic world. Operatives and experts, elected officials, academics, and professionals with experiences in working with political parties.Įach chapter considers the candidate (s)election practices of national political parties and dissects the political and social contexts in which they unfold. “Standing Out from the Crowd: Political Parties’ Candidate (S)election in the Transatlantic World” explores candidate selection processes and practices across a dozen countries in Europe, as well as the United States to better understand how political parties navigate the challenges and opportunities of promoting democratic representation and supporting strong contenders to win elected offices.Ĭommissioned by the International Republican Institute (IRI), with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the publication reflects the insights of a diverse group of political Please send all requests for permission to:
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