Political representation : roles, representatives and the represented /
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| Imprint: | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016. |
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| Description: | xiii, 213 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge research on social and political elites ; 7 Routledge research on social and political elites ; 7. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10768597 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A 'Selection Model' for Political Representation
- 3. Beyond Trustees and Delegates
- 4. Institutional Constraints and Territorial Representation
- 5. Promises and Lies. An Empirical Comparison of Swiss MPs' Pre- and Post-Electoral Positions
- 6. Beyond Congruence
- 7. Dimensionality of the European Issue Space
- 8. Representation of Political Opinions: Is the Structuring Pattern of Policy Preferences the Same For Citizens and Elites?
- 9. "Alignment of Objectives" Between Parties and Their Electors: The Role of Personal Issue: Salience in Political Representation
- 10. Studying the Voter-Party Match. Congruence and Incongruence Between Voters and Parties
- 11. Measuring Representation: Rethinking the Role of Exclusion
- 12. Conclusion