Bibliograph

Elections and democracy, representation and accountability, edited by Jacques Thomassen

Type

Label

Elections and democracy, representation and accountability, edited by Jacques Thomassen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Elections and democracy

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

883788517

Responsibility statement

edited by Jacques Thomassen

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

representation and accountability

Summary

This volume addresses the contrast between the view that elections are a mechanism to hold government accountable and the view that they are a means to ensure that citizens' views and interests are properly represented in the democratic process. The general conclusion of the book is that formal political institutions are less relevant for people's attitudes and behaviour than often presumed. Rather than formal political institutions like the electoral system, it seems to be characteristics of the party system like polarization and the clarity of responsibility that really matter

Target audience

specialized

Classification