Political representation: citizen demands and views

Abstract

The papers in this panel make an innovative contribution to research on citizens' conceptions of and expectations towards political representation. The papers in this panel draw on different methodologies to discuss citizens' (changing and sometime paradoxical) demands on political representation. This panel mirrors the focus on elites in the panel "Politicians' understanding of political representation".

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Tracing Mass-Elite Representation Gaps in Multiple World Regions: Critical Juncture and Elite Agency	View Paper Details
Representation from the People’s Perspective: understanding paradoxical ways of thinking and feeling	View Paper Details
Self-identification and post-migrant political representation: Rethinking theory and method in the study of representation gaps	View Paper Details