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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Main Author: Rosema, Martin
Other Authors: Denters, Bas, Aarts, Kees
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2011.
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520 |a 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 still works today, and, if so, how it works. They present new insights into the mechanisms that create policy congruence, the sources of satisfaction with democracy, and the role of the economy in holding governments accountable. The authors utilize recent survey data from a variety of national and intern. 
505 0 |a 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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