Proportional Representation and the Constituency Role in Britain

Informationen zum Autor THOMAS CARL LUNDBERG is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Glasgow, UK. He has published articles on electoral system change in Representation, Parliamentary Affairs, Government and Opposition and The Political Quarterly. Klappentext Lundberg critically examines the claim that party list-elected members of Britain's devolved assemblies, in Wales and Scotland, are somehow 'second-class' representatives. Although list-elected representatives in Britain have a different constituency role, these representatives add an important element of pluralism to Britain's politics. Zusammenfassung Lundberg critically examines the claim that party list-elected members of Britain's devolved assemblies! in Wales and Scotland! are somehow 'second-class' representatives. Although list-elected representatives in Britain have a different constituency role! these representatives add an important element of pluralism to Britain's politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: More Pluralism in Representation Proportional Representation and Constituency Representation Representative Roles and Electoral Incentives Evidence for the Electoral Incentive List Representatives and their Constituencies Competition between Constituency and List Representatives Conclusion: Coming to Terms with Pluralism

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Introduction: More Pluralism in Representation Proportional Representation and Constituency Representation Representative Roles and Electoral Incentives Evidence for the Electoral Incentive List Representatives and their Constituencies Competition between Constituency and List Representatives Conclusion: Coming to Terms with Pluralism

Product details

• Authors: T. Lundberg, Thomas Lundberg, Thomas C. Lundberg, Thomas Carl Lundberg
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.04.2007
• EAN: 9780230006522
• ISBN: 978-0-230-00652-2
• No. of pages: 211
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; B, European Politics, Political Science, Political science & theory, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Comparative Politics, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Elections & referenda, elections, Electoral Politics, Great Britain—Politics and government, British Politics, constituency;Electoral;politics;proportional representation