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Dimensions of Political Representation: Ideological and Policy Congruence between the Representative and the Represented in Seven Countries

Dimensionen der politischen Vertretung: Ideologie- und Politikkongruenz zwischen Abgeordneten und Wählerschaft in sieben Ländern
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Esmer, Yilmaz
Okçuoğlu, Bahar Ayça

Abstract

Based on the understanding that modern democracies must be representative and that this is not only necessary but also desirable, this paper exploits a unique data set which makes comparisons of citizens and their parliamentary representatives on a number of dimensions possible at two points in time... view more

Based on the understanding that modern democracies must be representative and that this is not only necessary but also desirable, this paper exploits a unique data set which makes comparisons of citizens and their parliamentary representatives on a number of dimensions possible at two points in time (roughly six years apart). The data allows us to comparatively evaluate three dimensions of congruence: ideology, economic policy, and democratic values. We have found that the levels of congruence for the first two dimensions is remarkably high while the popular demand for democracy is significantly lagging behind. Finally, we have failed to demonstrate a positive correlation between quality of democracy and levels of congruence.... view less

Keywords
political elite; representation; representative democracy; political system; political ideology; preference; voting behavior; international comparison

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Free Keywords
trustee model; imperative mandate; elite-mass congruence; Left-Right ideology

Document language
English

Publication Year
2018

Page/Pages
p. 300-340

Journal
Historical Social Research, 43 (2018) 4

Issue topic
Challenged Elites - Elites as Challengers: The Impact of Civil Activism, Populism and the Economic Crisis on Elite Structures, Orientations and Agendas

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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