Political representation / edited by Ian Shapiro [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shapiro, Ian, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Representative government and representation.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 368 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Political representation lies at the core of modern politics. Democracies, with their vast numbers of citizens, could not operate without representative institutions. Yet relations between the democratic ideal and the everyday practice of political representation have never been well defined and remain the subject of vigorous debate among historians, political theorists, lawyers, and citizens. In this volume, an eminent group of scholars move forward the debates about political representation on a number of fronts. Drawing on insights from political science, history, political theory, economics, and anthropology, the authors provide much-needed clarity to some of the most vexing questions about political representation. They also reveal new and enlightening perspectives on this fundamental political practice. Topics discussed include representation before democracy, political parties, minorities, electoral competition, and ideology. This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the ideal and the reality of political representation.

Contents:

Hobbes's theory of representation : anti-democratic or proto-democratic? / David Runciman

Participation and representation before democracy : petitions and addresses in premodern Britain / Mark Knights

Varieties of public representation / Philip Pettit

Representative government and popular sovereignty / Bryan Garsten

Making interest : on representation and democratic legitimacy / Clarissa Rile Hayward

Critical liberalism / Courtney Jung

Settlers and natives in North America / Mahmood Mamdani

Perverse consequences? : the impact of quotas for women on democratization in Africa / Shireen Hassim

On quotas and qualifications for office / Andrew Rehfeld

Electoral representation and the aristocratic thesis / John Ferejohn and Frances Rosenbluth

Why does the Republican Party win half the votes? / John E. Roemer

The impact of electoral debate on public opinions : an experimental investigation of the 2005 New York City mayoral election / Sendhil Mullainathan, Ebonya Washington, and Julia R. Azari

Swing voters, core voters, and distributive politics / Gary W. Cox.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-84800-5

1-107-20269-8

1-282-65286-9

9786612652868

0-511-81314-7

0-511-76905-9

0-511-76989-X

0-511-76682-3

0-511-76543-6

0-511-76821-4

OCLC:

645097590