Research handbook on political representation / edited by Maurizio Cotta (Senior Professor, University of Siena) and Federico Russo (Associate Professor, University of Salento, Italy).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cotta, Maurizio, editor.

Russo, Federico, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar handbooks in political science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Representative government and representation.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020.

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, examining how political institutions in different historical periods (ranging from the middle ages to the modern day) have ensured representation based on demands of various social forces. This Research Handbook also encapsulates the directions taken by the main strands of empirical research in political representation within the context of liberal democracies and beyond. Overall, this provides a major contribution to the growing understanding of one of the most important institutional inventions of contemporary politics. The Research Handbook on Political Representation is a comprehensive and agile guide to the main bodies of literature on representation for academic researchers in political science, sociology and history. It will also guide post-graduate and graduate students of the same fields in the exploration of the crucial research questions arising from the concept and reality of political representation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: General Introduction to the research handbook on political representation / Maurizio Cotta and Federico Russo

Section I. Conceptual and theoretical discussions

1. Political representation: concepts, theories and practices in historical perspective / Federico Russo and Maurizio Cotta

2. The system of democratic representation and its normative principles / Dario Castiglione

3. Democracy and representation / Mark B. Brown

4. Policy responsiveness and democratic quality / Leonardo Morlino

5. Legitimacy and hegemony: two accounts of non-electoral representation / Eline Severs

6. Challenges to political representation: participatory democracy, direct democracy and populism / Simon Tormey

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 / Pasi Ihalainen and Zachris Haaparinne

8. Individualistic representation in the liberal century - and beyond / Heinrich Best and Lars Vogel

9. Party-based representation: the paradox of democracy / Ian Budge

10. Corporatism and representation / Alan Siaroff

11. Technocratic representation / Daniele Caramani

12. Representation in authoritarian regimes / Maurizio Cotta

Section III. The institutional aspects of representation

13. Electoral systems and representation / Alessandro Chiaramonte

14. Territorial and multilevel representation / Lori Thorlakson

15. Local jurisdiction size and political representation / Bas Denters

16. Electoral quotas and group representation / Mona Lena Krook

17. The political representation of women: a feminist institutionalist perspective / Joni Lovenduski

18. Ethnic minorities and representation / Miriam Hänni and Thomas Saalfeld

Section IV. Representation at work: outputs and outcomes

19. Types of democratic representative / Luca Verzichelli

20. Selecting representatives: methods and practices / Marco Lisi

21. Constituency service: incentives and consequences / Zsófia Papp

22. Measuring representation: policy congruence / Tom Louwerse and Rudy B. Andeweg

23. The fulfilment of election pledges / Elin Naurin and Robert Thomson

24. Interest groups and political representation / Laura Chaqués Bonafont

25. Responsiveness, the dynamic aspect of representation / Federico Russo

26. What to expect when you are expecting: preferences for representation among voters and political elites / Hanna Wass and Miroslav Nemok

27. Representation and deliberation / Jürg Steiner

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781788977098 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.