Political Representation and Elections in Britain (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 12) (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science, 12, Band 12) - Softcover

Pulzer, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 041565095X ISBN 13: 9780415650953

Verlag: Routledge, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Originally published in 1972, this edition includes expanded sections on class and voting and elites and participation in modern democracy. Many popular misconceptions - about the militancy of party activists, the relations between MPs and constituents, the role of TV and the fairness of the electoral system - are critically examined. Equally important is the review of representational theories, from Greek to Victorian, in the light of what we know today about the workings of Parliament, the role of pressure groups and the mixture of rational and irrational motives in human behaviour. A range of twentieth century critiques, including those of Robert Michels, Joseph Schumpeter, Robert Dahl and Peter Bachrach is presented. Wherever possible, British experience is compared with that of the USA, continental Europe or the Commonwealth.

Über diesen Titel

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Peter Pulzer

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 041565095X
• ISBN 13: 9780415650953
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: BOOKS etc..; cs@booksetc.co.uk; ; BOOKS etc.; Aldershot; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Verantwortliche Person: as - Schwabe GmbH; https://www.as-schwabe.de/; ; Merkurstra�e 10; Eutingen im G�u; 72184; Deutschland