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National games for local gains: legislative activity, party organization and candidate selection

Abstract:

Conventional research on political careers has emphasized the use of local offices as a springboard for national careers. However, movements in the reverse direction can also happen when local offices are available and attractive for national level politicians. This article argues that various types of legislative behavior and party strategy influence the likelihood that national legislators run in local elections and tests how this happens. The analysis focuses on Romania and uses an origina...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1080/17457289.2018.1537280

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Department:
Osga
Sub department:
Russian & East European Stud
Department:
Unknown
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Publisher:
Taylor and Francis Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Journal website
Volume:
30
Issue:
1
Pages:
64-82
Publication date:
2018-10-24
Acceptance date:
2018-10-08
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EISSN:
1745-7297
ISSN:
1745-7289
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:1058585
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uuid:371360d9-8c24-42ea-bc13-053272d30653
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pubs:1058585
Source identifiers:
1058585
Deposit date:
2019-10-22

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