R. Lauermann

Constituent Perceptions of Political Representation: How Citizens Evaluate Their Representatives

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the nature of representation in democracy, focusing specifically on the factors shaping constituent evaluations of the US House Representatives and the resulting implications for government.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US / Palgrave Pivot / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-40202-8
• 2014
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9781137402028
• ISBN-10: 1137402024
• Artikelnr.: 40107221

Autorenporträt

Professor of Political Science, Messiah College, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Why a Constituent Perspective? 1. The Nature of Representation 2. The Constituent Perspective: Foundations and Formation 3. Muddy Waters and Perception of Representative Issue Positions: Constituent Ignorance, Delusion, or Rationality 4. The Appropriate Response? Components of Constituent Evaluations 5. Who Prefers What: The Impact of Identity on Evaluations 6. Conclusion: Constituent Evaluations: Linking Member Behavior and Electoral Accountability

Rezensionen

"Dr. Lauermann not only develops a more comprehensive model of constituent evaluations of representatives, but she also provides a stunningly broad-based review of the literature on representation and the relationship between constituents and elected officials. She also provides a rather thorough review of how other studies seem to chip away around the edges. This work is a 'must-assign' for classes in legislative politics or those taking a more theoretical approach to the study of representation and republican government." Jim Twombly, Associate Professor of Political Science, Elmira College, USA