Political recruitment: gender, race and class in the British parliament

Puzzles in political recruitment Part I. Who Selects and How?: 2. The structure of political recruitment 3. Conservative recruitment 4. Labour recruitment 5. Minor party recruitment Part II. Who Gets Selected and Why?: 6. Supply and demand explanations 7. Gatekeeper attitudes 8. Candidate resources 9. Candidate motivation 10. Comparative candidate recruitment Part III. Does the Social Bias Matter?: 11. The values, priorities and roles of MPs 12. The personal vote 13. Reforming recruitment.