{"product_id":"democratising-conservative-leadership-selection-9780719078187","title":"Democratising Conservative leadership selection","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003eThe 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\u003eThis book will be essential reading for studen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: democracy, legitimacy and Conservative leadership\u003cbr\u003e2. The ‘magic circle’ and after: from selection to election\u003cbr\u003e3. Hague’s revenge: the Conservative leadership election of 2001\u003cbr\u003e4. Full circle to the magic circle\u003cbr\u003e5. From May to December Part 1: the phoney war\u003cbr\u003e6. From May to December Part 2: a tale of two speeches\u003cbr\u003e7. Cameron’s mandate for modernisation\u003cbr\u003e8. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eAppendix I: Conservative Party leadership election results 1965-2005\u003cbr\u003eAppendix II: The experience upon reaching office of Conservative Party leaders since the War\u003cbr\u003eAppendix III: Declarations of support in the 2005 Conservative Party leadership election\u003cbr\u003eAppendix IV: Bookmakers’ odds on the 2005 Conservative Party leadership election\u003cbr\u003eSelected bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037321199959,"sku":"9780719078187","price":25.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719078187.jpg?v=1750935280","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democratising-conservative-leadership-selection-9780719078187","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}