Political Representation in France /

There can scarcely be a greater tribute to the vitality of the Fifth Republic's democracy than this monumental work. A searching analysis of how the will of the voters is translated into authoritative political decision making, this book not only uncovers political truths about contemporary Fra...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Converse, Philip E. (Autor), Pierce, Roy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Edición:Reprint 2014
Temas:
Elections.
Political science.
Politik.
Repräsentative Demokratie.
Voting registers.
Elections > France > Longitudinal studies.
France > Politics and government > 1958-.
France. Parlement (1946- ). > Assemblée nationale > Elections > Longitudinal studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
Voting > France > Longitudinal studies.
HISTORY / General.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART I. The French Voter
  • 1. The Framework of French Politics
  • 2. French Voters and Their Party System
  • 3. Party Loyalties in France
  • 4. La Gauche et la Droite
  • 5. Class, Religion, and Gaullism
  • PART II. Choosing a Representative
  • 6. The Candidates
  • 7. Policy Attitudes of Mass and Elite
  • 8. Candidate Visibility
  • 9. Issues, Parties, and Candidates
  • 10. The First-Ballot Vote
  • 11. The Second Ballot: Electoral Participation
  • 12. The Second Ballot: The Flow of the Vote
  • 13. The Second Ballot: Candidate Behavior and Electoral Response
  • PART III. The System in Crisis
  • 14. Revolt and Reaction: The Upheaval of May 1968 and the June Elections
  • 15. Elite Reactions to The May-June Events
  • PART IV. The Representation System
  • 16. Theories and Models of Representation
  • 17. The Deputies in the National Assembly
  • 18. The Basic Representation Bond
  • 19. Winners, Losers, and Their Constituencies
  • 20. Elite Knowledge of Constituency Sentiment
  • 21. Conceptions of the Representative Role
  • 22. The Composite Representation Process
  • 23. Conditional Variations in Representation
  • 24. The Nature of Representation in France
  • Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index
  • APPENDIX A. Design and Implementation of the Mass Interviewing
  • APPENDIX B. The Structure of the Elite Sample
  • APPENDIX C. Correction of Correlations for Small-Sample Attenuation
  • APPENDIX D. Questionnaires
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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