“The Determinants of Candidate Selection Procedures in New Democracies: Evidence from Spain (1977-1982) and Chile (1989-2005)” Estudio/Working Paper 109/2009 Bonnie N. Field, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Global Studies Bentley University 175 Forest Street Waltham, MA 02452 USA T. (781) 891-2865 F. (781) 891-2172
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[email protected] Copyright by Bonnie N. Field and Peter M. Siavelis Working Papers Online Series www.uam.es/cpolitica 1 In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in legislative candidate selection (for a review, see, Field & Siavelis 2008).1 This newer research provides improved candidate selection typologies and essential empirical information regarding parties’ candidate selection processes. The newer and classic literature on parties also elucidates the important effects of candidate selection procedures, which include the distribution of power within party organizations (Duverger 1959, p. 151; Michels 1949, pp. 111-13, 183, 187), the types of candidates selected (Gallagher 1988a, pp. 12-14; Norris 1997), legislator behavior (Gallagher 1988a, 1988b; Taylor-Robinson 2001), party cohesion and discipline (Gallagher et al. 2001, p. 288; Pennings & Hazan 2001, p. 267; Rahat & Hazan 2001, p. 316), the stability of parliamentary governments (Rahat & Hazan 2001, p. 313), and the effectiveness of presidential systems (Taylor-Robinson 2001; Siavelis & Morgenstern 2008). However, we know little about why certain candidate selection methods are adopted, particularly in new democracies; and how they interact with the democratization process to shape political behavior and party institutionalization.