1. Economic Crisis and the Selection of Candidates [Xavier Coller, Guillermo Cordero, and Antonio M. Jaime-Castillo] 2. Political Crisis and its Effect on Candidate Selection [Klaus Detterbeck] 3. Austria: Tradition and Innovation in Legislative Candidate Selection [Marcelo Jenny] 4. The Curious Stability of Candidate Selection Methods in Belgium in Times of Crisis [Audrey Vandeleene and Lieven De Winter] 5. Leader as a Focal Point: New Political Entrepreneurs and Candidate Selection in the Czech Republic [Vit Hlou?ek and Lubomir Kope?ek] 6. Contagion Effects by the AfD? Candidate Selection in Germany [Marion Reiser] 7. New Actors, Old Practices? Candidate Selection and Recruitment Patterns in Greece [Manina Kakepaki] 8. Representation in Crisis: The Icelandic Case [Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson and Eva H. Onnudottir] 9. Candidate Selection in Ireland: New Parties and Candidate Diversity [Theresa Reidy] 10. The Hurricane in Parliament: M5s and its MPs, Selection Procedures, Profiles and Legislative Behavior [Antonella Seddone and Stefano Rombi] 11: New Political Parties in Latin America: A New Way of Selection and New Elite Profiles? [Melany Barragan and Asbel Bohigues] 12. Party-protective Institutions and Candidate Selection for Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies [Joy Langston] 13. The Limits of Party Change: Candidate Selection in Portugal in the Age of Crisis [Marco Lisi] 14. New Parties and New Ways of Candidate Selection in Spain [Antonio M. Jaime-Castillo, Xavier Coller, and Guillermo Cordero] 15. US Politics in a Post Crisis Era: Populism, Polarization and Candidate Selection [Patricia Craig] 16. The Effects of the Great Recession on Candidate Selection in America and Europe [Guillermo Cordero, Xavier Coller and Antonio M. Jaime-Castillo]