How Democracy Works : Political Representation and Policy Congruence in Modern Societies.

This book analyses the functioning of modern democracies in terms of two basic principles: political representation and policy congruence between citizens and their representatives. Fundamental changes in society have challenged democracy's functioning and this book examines whether democracy s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosema, Martin
Otros Autores: Denters, Bas, Aarts, Kees
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Democracy.
Representative government and representation.
Gouvernement représentatif.
Democracy
Representative government and representation
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover13;
  • Preface
  • How Democracy Works10;9;An Introduction
  • Martin Rosema, Kees Aarts and Bas Denters
  • Part I9;10;The Basic Principles: Political Representation and Policy Congruence
  • The Dynamics of Political Representation
  • Russell J. Dalton, David M. Farrell and Ian McAllister
  • Approaching Perfect Policy Congruence10;Measurement, Development, and Relevance of Political Representation
  • Rudy B. Andeweg
  • Dynamic Representation from Above
  • S246;ren Holmberg
  • Is Governing Becoming more Contentious?
  • Peter Mair
  • Part II9;10;The Citizen Perspective
  • Democratic Congruence Re-Established 10;The Perspective of 8216;Substantive Democracy
  • Christian Welzel and Hans-Dieter Klingemann
  • Does Democratic Satisfaction Reflect Regime Performance?
  • Pippa Norris
  • Citizens Views about Good Local Governance
  • Bas Denters, Oscar Gabriel and Lawrence E. Rose
  • Patterns of Party Evaluations
  • Kees Aarts and Bernt Aardal
  • Part III9;10;Political Representation in the European Union
  • The Electoral Consequences of Low Turnout in European Parliament Elections
  • Cees van der Eijk, Hermann Schmitt and Eliyahu V. Sapir
  • Assessing the Quality of European Democracy10;Are Voters Voting Correctly?
  • Martin Rosema and Catherine E. de Vries
  • Part IV9;10;The Impact of the Economic Context
  • The Impact of the Economic Crisis in Europe: 8220;Im doing fine8221;
  • Jan W. van Deth
  • The Changing Macro Context of Norwegian Voters10;From Center-Periphery Cleavages to Oil Wealth
  • Ola Listhaug and Hanne Marthe Narud
  • List of Contributors
  • Appendix: Publications by Jacques Thomassen
  • References.

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