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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953618003321

Titolo

Democratic representation in Europe : 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 title encourages a better understanding of relations between social and political change, and the importance of institutional factors in shaping the political elites of European democracies.