The strain of representation : how parties represent diverse voters in western and eastern Europe /

The strain of representation : how parties represent diverse voters in western and eastern Europe /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rohrschneider, Robert.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 208 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Comparative politics Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
Subject:	Representative government and representation -- Europe. Political parties -- Europe -- Platforms. Political parties. Representative government and representation. Europe. Political platforms.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12481215

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Other authors / contributors:	Whitefield, Stephen.
ISBN:	9780191612312 0191612316 1283713470 9781283713474 9780191744907 0191744905 9780199652785 0199652783
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	'The Strain of Representation' examines the quality of democratic representation in Europe, focusing on the way that political parties channel the preferences of different groups of citizens into government policies.
Other form:	Print version: Rohrschneider, Robert. Strain of representation. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 9780199652785

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Conceptualizing representational strain
Choices
Programs
Ideological congruence
The relevance of mass party organizations
The social base of parties and ideological congruence
National context and congruence
Conclusion.