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Zusatztext We have long known that proportional representation schemes generate more political parties than do plurality systems. And we have long suspected that the character of representation in them is different as well. What is new in this provocative book is that Ezrow demonstrates that it is the type of parties, not the number, that matters for representation outcomes. Ezrow argues that niche parties, non-centrist groupings that stand for the views of small but coherent segments of the population, are uniquely the product of proportional systems and they are the reason that quirky minorities, from Communists on the left to nationalists on the right, find voice in proportional systems, but not in plurality systems. Informationen zum Autor Lawrence Ezrow is a Lecturer in European Politics in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. His research is on comparative political representation, Western European politics, elections, political parties, voting, party strategies, political institutions, and quantitative methodologies. His articles have appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, European Journal of Political Research, and Journal of Politics. Klappentext Linking Citizens and Parties highlights the pathways through which citizens' political preferences are expressed by their political parties. Zusammenfassung Linking Citizens and Parties highlights the pathways through which citizens' political preferences are expressed by their political parties. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables and figures Preface and Acknowledgements Part I Introduction Citizen-Party Linkages, Political Institutions, and Types of Party Part II Similarities across Democracies 2: Are Moderate Parties Rewarded in Multiparty Systems? 3: Parties' Policy Programmes and the Dog that Didn't Bark: No Evidence that Proportional Systems Promote Extreme Party Positioning Part III: Effects of Electoral Institutions 4: Electoral Rules, the Number of Parties, and Niche Party Success 5: Proximity and Votes for Mainstream and Niche Parties 6: Mean Voter Representation versus Partisan Constituency Representation: Do Parties Respond to the Mean Voter Position or to their Supporters? Part IV: Conclusion 7: The Effects of Electoral Institutions Appendix References Index ...
