Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- 1 Economic crisis and the selection of candidates -- 2 Political crisis and its effect on candidate selection -- 3 Austria: tradition and innovation in legislative candidate s…
Selecting candidates for elections is a major goal of political parties and a major function of political regimes in democratic systems. With the negative effects of the economic crisis being seen to translate into changes in voting patterns, and citizens using elections to puni…