Party Careers in Federal Systems. Vertical Linkages within Austrian, German, Canadian and Australian Parties

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Political parties have a massive impact upon individual political careers. The article looks at the patterns of vertical career linkages in four federal systems. It finds strong differences in both quantity and quality of such patterns. The findings suggest that institutional settings matter but also distinct party trajectories.View full textDownload full textKeywordsPolitical parties, political careers, federal systems, vertical linkagesRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2011.530021