Making Representations: Claim, Counterclaim and the Politics of Acting for Others

by Michael Saward

Book Overview

In the past decade, the way we look at political representation has changed. A new wave of thinking shows how representation rises from claims to speak for others, and how the claims are performed and received. The claim-based approach introduces new characters to the drama of representation, such as non-elective, shape-shifting and transnational representatives. Written by an originator of this approach, Making Representations responds to critical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785523465
• ISBN13: 9781785523465
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: ECPR Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"