Special Issue: Moving through the Labyrinth: Political Careers in Multi-level Systems

Jens Borchert; Klaus Stolz: Introduction: Political Careers in Multi-level Systems

Jens Borchert: Individual Ambition and Institutional Opportunity: A Conceptual Approach to Political Careers in Multi-level Systems

Gary Copeland; Cynthia Opheim: Multi-level Political Careers in the USA: The Cases of African Americans and Women

Fabiano G. M. Santos; Fabiano J. H. Pegurier: Political Careers in Brazil: Long-term Trends and Cross-sectional Variation

David Docherty: The Canadian Political Career Structure: From Stability to Free Agency

Jens Borchert; Klaus Stolz: German Political Careers: The State Level as an Arena in its Own Right?

Klaus Stolz: The Regionalization of Political Careers in Spain and the UK

Klaus Detterbeck: Party Careers in Federal Systems. Vertical Linkages within Austrian, German, Canadian and Australian Parties

Jens Borchert; Klaus Stolz: Institutional Order and Career Patterns: Some Comparative Considerations