Abstract
Despite the importance of politicians, empirical work rarely examines who decides to enter politics and why. This survey presents conceptual issues in measuring political entry; reviews work on individual, organizational, and institutional determinants of political entry; and summarizes the main findings and puzzles related to the representation/competence trade-off in recent microcensus studies on who runs for office. Fruitful directions for future work are highlighted throughout the article.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 253-275 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Annual Review of Political Science |
| Volume | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 11 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Sociology and Political Science
Keywords
- Political entry
- candidate entry
- competence
- political selection
- politicians
- representation