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Representing the People
. Ed(S): Deschouwer, Kris; Depauw, Sam
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Based on interviews with members of over 70 parliamentary assemblies Representing the People 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. Editor(s): Deschouwer, Kris; Depauw, Sam. Series: Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
Modern democracy is organized as a representative democracy in which those representing the people are elected to office. Political parties play a crucial role in this. They select the candidates, form or oppose governments, and organize the work of the representatives in parliament. This model of democracy is however being criticized. Parties are hardly trusted and voters have become volatile. How, then, do elected representatives of the people see and fulfil their role? To study this a survey was organized among the members of statewide and sub-state parliaments in fifteen countries. Members of seventy-three parliamentary assemblies were asked how they ... Read more
Modern democracy is organized as a representative democracy in which those representing the people are elected to office. Political parties play a crucial role in this. They select the candidates, form or oppose governments, and organize the work of the representatives in parliament. This model of democracy is however being criticized. Parties are hardly trusted and voters have become volatile. How, then, do elected representatives of the people see and fulfil their role? To study this a survey was organized among the members of statewide and sub-state parliaments in fifteen countries. Members of seventy-three parliamentary assemblies were asked how they ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Comparative Politics
Number of Pages
286
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199684533
SKU
V9780199684533
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About . Ed(S): Deschouwer, Kris; Depauw, Sam
Kris Deschouwer's research has focussed on political parties, elections, and the governance of divided societies. He is the central co-ordinator of the research programme PartiRep on political participation and representation. One of the projects of this PartiRep programme was the survey among members of parliament on which this book is based. He is Professor of Politics at the Vrije Universiteit ... Read more
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