The representative deficit in different European Party Systems: an analysis of the elections to the European Parliament 2009-2014

This paper explores the extent to which different party systems in Europe effectively represent their citizens. We argue that many European countries suffer from a “representative deficit”, which occurs when a significant portion of citizens have to vote for a political party w...

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Main Authors: Bright, J, Garzia, D, Lacey, J, Trechsel, AH
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: Firenze University Press 2020