In person icon Parties and party leaders

Elites

Political Leadership

Political Parties

Party Members

Comparative Perspective

Party Systems

Code:

PRA357

Chair(s)

Despina Alexiadou

University of Strathclyde

Co-Chair(s)

Luca Verzichelli

Università degli Studi di Siena

Panel Discussant(s)

Jens Borchert

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

Section Advancing Research on Elites and Political Leadership in Times of Crisis

Date, Time and Location

In person icon Building: C - Hollar, Floor: 3, Room: 212

Wednesday 10:45 - 12:30 CEST (06/09/2023)

The panel examines party leaders, their recruitment and careers in Europe and beyond.

Title	Details
Belgian party leaders’ representation of self(ie): the new face of political leadership on Instagram	View Paper Details
Do party youth organisations shape the profile of young political elites? Insights from Spain	View Paper Details
A personalisation effect? Party leaders and candidate selection	View Paper Details
Getting to the top: The political careers of German party leaders	View Paper Details
What drives voters’ policy preferences? Experimental evidence on leader vs. party cueing effects in a multi-party parliamentary system	View Paper Details