▪ Abstract Two large research programs have analyzed election-based connections between
citizens and policy makers in different democracies. Studies of vote-seat representation in …

" The book's combined focus on parties as institutions and systems, alongside political
attitudes and behaviors, is why I use it... I have yet to find another text that accomplishes …

This book develops and tests a" thermostatic" model of public opinion and policy, in which
preferences for policy both drive and adjust to changes in policy. The representation of …

The concept of representation, as developed in Hanna Pitkin's seminal work, is a complex
structure, whose multiple dimensions are hypothesized to be closely interconnected. Most …

The link between public opinion and policy is of special importance in representative
democracies. Policymakers' responsiveness to public opinion is critical. Public …

This study addresses the dynamics of the issue space in multiparty systems by examining to
what extent, and under what conditions, parties respond to the issue ownership of other …

This bold venture into political theory and comparative politics combines traditional concerns
about democracy with modern analytical methods. It asks how contemporary democracies …

A truly comparative introduction to political science that reflects the diversity of approaches
to the discipline Power & Choice offers an in-depth look into the nuances of politics through …

How severe a problem is what many call the'democratic deficit'of the European Union?
Despite a voluminous theoretical literature dealing with this question, there is hardly any …

First published in 1976, this classic volume of original essays provides a unique and
comprehensive review of the approaches and assumptions that dominate the field of …