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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778368503321

Titolo

Democratic representation in Europe [[electronic resource] ] : diversity, change, and convergence / / edited by Maurizio Cotta and Heinrich Best

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-383-03684-5

1-281-19051-9

9786611190514

0-19-152853-6

1-4356-2216-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (552 p.)

Collana

Comparative politics

Altri autori (Persone)

CottaMaurizio <1947->

BestHeinrich

Disciplina

328.4/07334

Soggetti

Representative government and representation - European Union countries

Democracy - European Union countries

Europe Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"ECPR."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [483]-508) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Preface; 1. Parliamentary Representatives from Early Democratization to the Age of Consolidated Democracy: National Variations and International Convergence in a Long-term Perspective; Part I. Dimensions of Variation; Part II. Variations across Party Families; Part III. Comprehensive Analyses; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book contributes to a better understanding of relations between social and political change, and the importance of institutional factors in shaping the political elites of European democracies. It helps to substantiate theoretical debates in the social and political sciences on issues such as historical institutionalism and path dependency. - ;Democratic Representation in Europe: Diversity, Change and convergence explores representation as a core element of democracies in the modern era. Over the past 150 years parliamentary representation has developed into a main link between polity and