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Representing the people : a survey among members of statewide and sub-state parliaments / edited by Kris Deschouwer and Sam Depauw.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
- Comparative politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legislators--Cross-cultural studies.
- Legislators.
- Representative government and representation--Cross-cultural studies.
- Representative government and representation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on interviews with members of over 70 parliamentary assemblies, this volume explores how members of parliament perceive their role as representatives, and shows that the way in which they represent depends very much on the party to which they belong.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Representing the People in Parliaments / Audrey Andre
- 2.Representational Roles / Bernhard Webels
- 3.The Representation of Old and New Groups / Bram Wauters
- 4.From Agency to Institutions and Back: Comparing Legislators' Acting on Behalf of Women in Parliamentary Democracies / Karen Celis
- 5.Electoral Rules and Legislators' Personal Vote-seeking / Zsofia Papp
- 6.Agreement, Loyalty, and Discipline: A Sequential Approach to Party Unity / Rudy B. Andeweg
- 7.MPs' Inter-party Contacts and the Operation of Party Democracy / Gabriella Ilonszki
- 8.Legislators' Constituency Orientation / Giulia Sandri
- 9.Do the Media Set the Agenda of Parliament or Is It the Other Way Around? Agenda Interactions between MPs and Mass Media / Dag Arne Christensen
- 10.Career Patterns in Multilevel Systems / Luca Verzichelli
- 11.The Institutional Constraints of Representation / Sam Depauw.
- Notes:
- "ECPR" -- Title page.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-150748-2
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