Primaries have become widespread across Europe, including in countries that do not have a first-past-the-post or presidential system. Reflecting on the choice to select a leader by election, as opposed to one being nominated by a committee of wise men (it’s almost always about men), there are lots of reasons for the diffusion of loosely […]
Carlo D’Ippoliti is associate professor of economics at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He is a member of the FEPS Next Left Focus Group and assistant editor of the open access economic journals “PSL Quarterly Review” and “Moneta e Credito”.