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OverviewChallenged by the notion that the system of government known as 'representative democracy' is more elitist than commonly assumed, contributors to this book seek new approaches to empirical studies on the relationship between citizens and their chosen representatives. It focuses on the way representatives and citizens interact during mandate periods between elections, and contributes in three ways to previous research on the representative relationship. First, by thinking broadly about between-election phenomena, it integrates research literatures which study representative relationships parallel to each other, on separate tracks. Second, it aspires to identify questions that have remained unanswered, or even unidentified, in previous representation research. Third, it suggests a reconceptualisation of 'responsiveness', which acknowledges that representatives are required to communicate their reason for actions - but not necessarily to adapt to citizens' wishes and views. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Esaiasson , Hanne Marthe NarudPublisher: ECPR Press Imprint: ECPR Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.231kg ISBN: 9781907301988ISBN 10: 1907301984 Pages: 234 Publication Date: 01 October 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents List of Figures and Tables vii Contributors xi Preface xv Chapter One: Between-Election Democracy: An Introductory Note Peter Esaiasson and Hanne Marthe Narud 1 Chapter Two: Communicative Responsiveness and Other Central Concepts in Between-Election Democracy Peter Esaiasson, Mikael Gilljam and Mikael Persson 15 Chapter Three: Is Anyone Listening? The Perceived Effectiveness of Electoral and Non-Electoral Participation Sofie Marien and Marc Hooghe 35 Chapter Four: Issue Uptake in the Shadow of Elections Audrey Andre, Sam Depauw and Kris Deschouwer 53 Chapter Five: Nominations, Campaigning and Representation: How the Secret Garden of Politics Determines the Style of Campaigning and Roles of Representation Rune Karlsen and Hanne Marthe Narud 77 Chapter Six: Institutional Incentives for Participation in Elections and Between Elections Henrik Serup Christensen 103 Chapter Seven: Political Parties in the Streets: The Development and Timing of Party-Sponsored Protests in Western Europe Swen Hutter 127 Chapter Eight: Signalling Through Voting Intention Polls Between Elections Ann-Kristin Koelln and Kees Aarts 151 Chapter Nine: `We Need to Decide!': A Mixed Method Approach to Responsiveness and Equal Treatment Liz Richardson 171 Chapter Ten: The Impact of Social Movements on Agenda Setting: Bringing the Real World Back In Roy Gava, Marco Giugni, and Frederic Varone 189 Index 209ReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Esaiasson is professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg. He has published several books on political representation, election campaigning and empirical democratic theory. His articles have appeared in journals including British Journal of Political Science; European Journal of Political Research; Electoral Studies; Governance; European Political Science Review and Party Politics. Hanne-Marthe Narud (1958-2012) was professor of political science at the University of Oslo. A member of the ECPR Executive Committee 2003-2009, she was elected into the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 2009. Professor Narud published 14 books on elections, parties, and political representation, and her articles appeared in journals including European Journal of Political Research; Electoral Studies; Journal of Theoretical Politics; Comparative Sociology and Party Politics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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