Do women need women representatives?

R Campbell, S Childs, J Lovenduski - British Journal of Political …, 2010 - cambridge.org
This article analyses the relationship between the representatives and the represented by
comparing elite and mass attitudes to gender equality and women's representation in …

[图书][B] Electoral malpractice

S Birch - 2011 - books.google.com
Elections ought in theory to go a long way toward making democracy'work', but in many
contexts, they fail to embody democratic ideals because they are affected by electoral …

[引用][C] Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy

CJ Anderson - 2005 - books.google.com
Democratic elections are designed to create unequal outcomes: for some to win, others
have to lose. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for the legitimacy of …

Are niche parties fundamentally different from mainstream parties? The causes and the electoral consequences of Western European parties' policy shifts, 1976–1998

J Adams, M Clark, L Ezrow… - American Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Do “niche” parties—such as Communist, Green, and extreme nationalist parties—adjust
their policies in response to shifts in public opinion? Would such policy responsiveness …

Ideological congruence and electoral institutions

M Golder, J Stramski - American Journal of Political Science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Although the literature examining the relationship between ideological congruence and
electoral rules is quite large, relatively little attention has been paid to how congruence …

Mean voter representation and partisan constituency representation: Do parties respond to the mean voter position or to their supporters?

L Ezrow, C De Vries, M Steenbergen… - Party Politics, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Do political parties respond to shifts in the preferences of their supporters, which we label
the partisan constituency model, or to shifts in the mean voter position (the general …

Der sozialpsychologische Ansatz zur Erkärung von Wahlverhalten

H Schoen, C Weins - Handbuch Wahlforschung, 2014 - Springer
Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über den sozialpsychologischen Ansatz der Michigan-
Schule und die zugehörige Forschung. Das Grundmodell aus Parteiidentifikation …

[图书][B] Democracy

A Weale - 2007 - books.google.com
Page 1 DEMOCRACY Albert Weale SECOND EDITION Revised, extended and updated D
Page 2 ISSUES IN POLITICAL THEORY Political Theory has undergone a remarkable …

Multidimensional government‐citizen congruence and satisfaction with democracy

C Stecker, M Tausendpfund - European journal of political …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In the first comparative study of multidimensional government‐citizen policy congruence, this
article shows that citizens are less satisfied with democracy when their views differ from that …

Does proportional representation foster closer congruence between citizens and policy makers?

A Blais, MA Bodet - Comparative Political Studies, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
This article assesses the claim that proportional representation (PR) fosters a closer
correspondence between the views of citizens and the positions of the government. The …