Research Handbook on Political Representation
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Biographical note
Edited by Maurizio Cotta, Senior Professor, University of Siena and Federico Russo, Associate Professor, University of Salento, Italy<i>‘This edited volume is empirically and especially theoretically rich and illuminates the fascinating ongoing research on political representation. Important and valuable, this splendid book will be a cornerstone of the scholarship regarding political representation for years to come.’</i>
- Martin Gross, Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft,
<p>'Representation, which is at the heart of our system of liberal democracy, frames a series of key questions including: who are our representatives, who are they representing, how they represent, and how that process evolves over time. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the key theories and main forms of representation, the varying institutional contexts, and the various ways the concept can be measured and assessed. This <i>Handbook </i>promises to be the definitive study of this subject.'</p>
- David Farrell, University College Dublin, Ireland,