How Democracy Works : : Political Representation and Policy Congruence in Modern Societies / / ed. by Martin Rosema, Kees Aarts, Bas Denters.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package Backfile 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Aardal, Bernt,; Aarts, Kees,; Andeweg, Rudy B.,; Dalton, Russell J.,; Denters, Bas,; Farrell, David M.,; Gabriel, Oscar,; Holmberg, Sören,; Klingemann, Hans-Dieter,; Listhaug, Ola,; Mair, Peter,; McAllister, Ian,; Narud, Hanne Marthe,; Norris, Pippa,; Rose, Lawrence E.,; Rosema, Martin,; Sapir, Eliyahu V.,; Schmitt, Hermann,; Welzel, Christian,; de Vries, Catherine E.,; van Deth, Jan W.,; van der Eijk, Cees,
• HerausgeberIn: Aarts, Kees,; Denters, Bas,; Rosema, Martin,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2012]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Preface --; 1. How Democracy Works: An Introduction --; Part I. The Basic Principles: Political Representation and Policy Congruence --; 2. The Dynamics of Political Representation --; 3. Approaching Perfect Policy Congruence: Measurement, Development, and Relevance for Political Representation --; 4. Dynamic Representation from Above --; 5. Is Governing Becoming more Contentious? --; Part II. The Citizen Perspective --; 6. Democratic Congruence Re-Established: The Perspective of ‘Substantive’ Democracy --; 7. Does Democratic Satisfaction Reflect Regime Performance? --; 8. Citizens’ Views about Good Local Governance --; 9. Patterns of Party Evaluations --; Part III. Political Representation in the European Union --; 10. The Electoral Consequences of Low Turnout in European Parliament Elections --; 11. Assessing the Quality of European Democracy: Are Voters Voting Correctly? --; Part IV. The Impact of the Economic Context --; 12. The Impact of the Economic Crisis in Europe: “I’m doing fine” --; 13. The Changing Macro Context of Norwegian Voters: From Center- Periphery Cleavages to Oil Wealth --; List of Contributors --; Appendix: Publications by Jacques Thomassen --; References
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789048513369; 9783110700671; 9783110606515; 9783111023786; 9783110662788
• DOI: 10.1515/9789048513369?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Martin Rosema, Kees Aarts, Bas Denters.

In this book, a group of leading scholars analyzes the functioning of modern democracies by focusing on two basic principles: political representation and policy congruence. Drawing on recent survey data from a variety of national and international research projects, they demonstrate how political representation works and mostly leads to a fair degree of policy congruence between citizens and their representatives. They also present new insights on the sources of satisfaction with democracy and the impact of the economy on elections and political trust. This book is published on the occasion of the retirement of Jacques Thomassen as distinguished professor of political science at the University of Twente. The contributors include Russell Dalton, Hans‐Dieter Klingemann, Pippa Norris, Ola Listhaug, Hanne Marthe Narud, Jan van Deth, Peter Mair, Cees van der Eijk, Hermann Schmitt, Sören Holmberg and Rudy Andeweg. Martin Rosema, Bas Denters and Kees Aarts are affiliated with the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) and the Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies (IGS) at the University of Twente.