Political Representation in France and Germany
Attitudes and Activities of Citizens and MPs
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Beschreibung
Notwithstanding its contemporary critics, political representation remains at the core of democratic politics. Based on a comparative research project that gathered data from observations, surveys, experiments and expert interviews, this book examines the process and the quality of political representation in France and Germany from a dual perspective. First, it analyzes MPs’ behavior during their district activities. Second, it investigates the perceptions and evaluations of the represented, the French and German citizens. In ten chapters different facets of MPs’ activities as well as citizens’ attitudes are comparatively investigated. The book is relevant for Politics scholars and practitioners at national parliaments to better understand representative democracies, and it may also contribute to improve representation itself.
Notwithstanding its contemporary critics, political representation remains at the core of democratic politics. Based on a comparative research project that gathered data from observations, surveys, experiments and expert interviews, this book examines the process and the quality of political representation in France and Germany from a dual perspective. First, it analyzes MPs’ behavior during their district activities. Second, it investigates the perceptions and evaluations of the represented, the French and German citizens. In ten chapters different facets of MPs’ activities as well as citizens’ attitudes are comparatively investigated. The book is relevant for Politics scholars and practitioners at national parliaments to better understand representative democracies, and it may also contribute to improve representation itself.
Provides the first comparative study on political representation in France and Germany Mixes quantitative and qualitative methods to cover MPs' attitudes and activities as well as citizens' perpsectives Makes an important contribution to the debate on the future of democratic government
Autor*in
Oscar W. Gabriel
Themen in »Political Representation in France and Germany«
Political Representation in France Political Representation in Germany MPs' attitudes in France MPs' attitudes in Germany German and French comparative politics democratic politics French public opinion of MPs German public opinion of MPs representative democracy democratic theory political representation and communication local and regional political relationships political trust in France political trust in Germany activities of French MPs