Uncovering the politics of party leadership : a cross-national perspective / Jean-Benoit Pilet and William P. Cross -- Leadership selection methods and party types / Marco Lisi, André Freire, and Oscar Barberà -- Explaining change in party leadership selection rules / Mihail Chiru ... [et al.] -- Competitiveness of party leadership selection processes / Ofer Kenig, Gideon Rahat, and Or Tuttnauer -- Electing women as party leaders : does the selectorate matter? / Bram Wauters and Jean-Benoit Pilet -- Understanding leadership profile renewal / Giulia Sandri, Antonella Seddone, and Fulvio Venturino -- Why some leaders die hard (and others don't) : party goals, party institutions, and how they interact / Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik and Gijs Schumacher -- The end of the affair : a comparative study of how party leadership terms end / Oliver Gruber ... [et al.] -- Do leadership changes improve electoral performance? / Helene Helboe Pedersen and Gijs Schumacher -- Parties, leadership selection, and intra-party democracy / William P. Cross and Jean-Benoit Pilet.