Wasting Female Candidates? Examining Party and Gender Differences Regarding Candidate Retention

• In Event: Candidate Gender and Legislative Elections

Brief Overview

We have next to no knowledge of the faith of unsuccessful candidates. This paper investigates whether there are general patterns or whether there are party- and gender-specific differences regarding candidate retention.

Authors

• Maarja Luhiste, Newcastle University (UK)

• Heiko Giebler, WZB Berlin Social Science Center