Samenvatting
The study of political careers is often criticised for remaining overly focused on macro-level observations. In this book I present a new approach that focuses on individual micro-level political careers. The following questions are central:
• What should a new micro-level approach to the study of political careers look like?
• What knowledge can the fields of sociology and political science gain from the application of a new micro-level approach to the study of political careers?
• What methodological and theoretical innovations are needed to make this new approach successful?
This book has three parts. First, I investigate the main roadblocks currently hampering the study of political careers and sketch the contours of an alternative approach. In the second part, I develop the methodological toolbox needed to follow this new approach. In the third part, I present three empirical studies that aim to investigate the value of the suggested approach. Here, I focus on the careers of Dutch members of parliament (1947-2012) and highlight how career transitions occur only when political candidates are able to acquire gatekeepers' approval by accumulating sufficient political human capital’.
• What should a new micro-level approach to the study of political careers look like?
• What knowledge can the fields of sociology and political science gain from the application of a new micro-level approach to the study of political careers?
• What methodological and theoretical innovations are needed to make this new approach successful?
This book has three parts. First, I investigate the main roadblocks currently hampering the study of political careers and sketch the contours of an alternative approach. In the second part, I develop the methodological toolbox needed to follow this new approach. In the third part, I present three empirical studies that aim to investigate the value of the suggested approach. Here, I focus on the careers of Dutch members of parliament (1947-2012) and highlight how career transitions occur only when political candidates are able to acquire gatekeepers' approval by accumulating sufficient political human capital’.
| Originele taal-2 | English |
|---|---|
| Kwalificatie | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Toekennende instantie |
|
| Begeleider(s)/adviseur |
|
| Datum van toekenning | 3-sep.-2020 |
| Plaats van publicatie | [Groningen] |
| Uitgever | |
| Gedrukte ISBN's | 978-94-034-2873-4 |
| Elektronische ISBN's | 978-94-034-2874-1 |
| DOI's | |
| Status | Published - 2020 |