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1 online resource (xv, 352 pages) |
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Elgar handbooks in political science |
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Elgar handbooks in political science.
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| Contents |
Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- General introduction to the Research Handbook on Political Representation -- SECTION I CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL DISCUSSIONS -- 1. Political representation: concepts, theories and practices in historical perspective -- 2. The system of democratic representation and its normative principles -- 3. Democracy and representation -- 4. Policy responsiveness and democratic quality -- 5. Legitimacy and hegemony: two accounts of non-electoral representation |
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6. Challenges to political representation: participatory democracy, direct democracy and populism -- SECTION II HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MODELS OF POLITICAL REPRESENTATION -- 7. From estate representation to the representation of the people and the nation in the Age of Revolutions -- 8. Individualistic representation in the liberal century -- and beyond -- 9. Party-based representation: the paradox of democracy -- 10. Corporatism and representation -- 11. Technocratic representation -- 12. Representation in authoritarian regimes -- SECTION III THE INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF REPRESENTATION |
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13. Electoral systems and representation -- 14. Territorial and multilevel representation -- 15. Local jurisdiction size and political representation -- 16. Electoral quotas and group representation -- 17. The political representation of women: a feminist institutionalist perspective -- 18. Ethnic minorities and representation -- SECTION IV REPRESENTATION AT WORK: OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES -- 19. Types of democratic representative -- 20. Selecting representatives: methods and practices -- 21. Constituency service: incentives and consequences -- 22. Measuring representation: policy congruence |
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23. The fulfilment of election pledges -- 24. Interest groups and political representation -- 25. Responsiveness, the dynamic aspect of representation -- 26. What to expect when you are expecting: preferences for representation among voters and political elites -- 27. Representation and deliberation -- Index |
| Summary |
At a time when political representation can be said to be facing its ultimate crisis, this crucial work clarifies the terms of the debate, providing an up-to date analysis of the main conceptual and institutional controversies that have arisen surrounding this topic. Written by leading scholars in the field, contributions focus on how representation is conceptualised and its relation to democracy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 06, 2021) |
| Subject |
Representative government and representation.
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Political structures: democracy.
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Political structure & processes.
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Politics & government.
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Reference works.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Representative government and representation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cotta, Maurizio, editor
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Russo, Federico, editor
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| LC no. |
2020948598 |
| ISBN |
1788977092 |
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9781788977098 |
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9781788977081 |
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1788977084 |
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