{"product_id":"democratising-conservative-leadership-selection-from-grey-suits-to-grass-roots-9780719078187","title":"Democratising Conservative Leadership Selection: From Grey Suits to Grass Roots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemocratising Conservative leadership selection\u003c\/em\u003e traces the effects of democracy on the British Conservative Party, specifically looking at how changes in the ways the Conservatives elect their leaders have altered their mandate to lead.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book includes analysis of the original undemocratic 'system' whereby a leader 'emerged' from a shadowy process of consultation, and of the six elections between 1965 and 1997 where the parliamentary Conservative Party alone chose the Party leader. This historical perspective is followed by in-depth analysis of the three contests since 2001 that have taken place under the 'Hague rules', according to which ordinary Party members have the final say. This is the most comprehensive account yet published of the operation of those rules on the Conservative Party and the legitimacy of its leadership, and of the 2005 election of David Cameron.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book will be essential reading for students, academic specialists and anyone interested in the recent history and contemporary practice of British Conservatism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Denham, Kieron O'Hara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719078187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Denham is Reader in Government, University of Nottingham \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKieron O'Hara is Senior Research Fellow in the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, and a Fellow of the Web Science Research Initiative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40974712176755,"sku":"9.78072E+12","price":37.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bab81048-f91a-45d6-84bd-2fa79a3af952.jpg?v=1695909852","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/democratising-conservative-leadership-selection-from-grey-suits-to-grass-roots-9780719078187","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}