Book Review: Michelle P Egan, Single Markets: Economic Integration in Europe and the United States
| Author | Jelena Ganza |
| DOI | 10.1177/1478929916674578 |
| Published date | 01 February 2017 |
| Date | 01 February 2017 |
| Subject Matter | Book ReviewsComparative Politics |
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nexus is thus a complex one, and highly change-
broadening the selectorate in party leader selec-
able, so that instability and violence are hard to
tion, the competiveness of leadership races, and
control through mediation and the restoration of
the supposed electoral benefit attributed to the
state sovereignty.
selection of a new leader. In contrast with the
One of the main conclusions that the vol-
previous volume, The Politics of Party
ume reaches from this is that the ‘purely struc-
Leadership often employs statistical tools.
tural and quantitative approach to research on
Obviously, this makes it harder to follow for
the onset of conflict’ is of limited use (p. 202).
some readers who are less familiar with quanti-
The sources of grievance, forms that struggle
tative analysis. However, it is important to note
takes and means of financing conflict are all
that in the conclusions of each chapter a brief
too diverse, Cornell and Jonsson argue, to be
summary is provided which gives the key find-
subject to accurate measurement. Despite
ings in a clear and easy-to-understand manner,
caveats about the book as a work of compari-
suitable for a wider audience.
son, there is something in this conclusion and
As to the major findings, the book points to
the book should be read by anyone interested
a clear, but not universal, trend towards
in conflict in Eurasia or in the connection
expanding the selectorate for choosing party
between crime and conflict.
leaders. Another important contribution is to
show that the most common way of choosing
Neil Robinson
leaders, regardless of the ideological profiles
(University of Limerick)
of political parties, is selection by party confer-
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ence delegates. And, perhaps surprisingly, in
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