Ideological Representation: Achieved and Astray: Elections, Institutions, and the Breakdown of Ideological Congruence in Parliamentary Democracies

by G. Bingham Powell Jr.

Book Overview

Ideological congruence is the term generally used in comparative politics for the representative relationship between the general preferences of citizens and the perceived and stated position of government. This study provides a systematic comparative assessment of success and failure in achieving ideological congruence in nineteen developed parliamentary democracies from 1996 through to 2017. It then deconstructs the processes through which elections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108742130
• ISBN13: 9781108742139
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 9.0"