Title The strain of representation : how parties represent diverse voters in western and eastern Europe / Robert Rohrschneider, Stephen Whitefield.

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Description	1 online resource (viii, 208 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Comparative politics
	Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	'The Strain of Representation' examines the quality of democratic representation in Europe, focusing on the way that political parties channel the preferences of different groups of citizens into government policies.
Contents	Introduction -- Conceptualizing representational strain -- Choices -- Programs -- Ideological congruence -- The relevance of mass party organizations -- The social base of parties and ideological congruence -- National context and congruence -- Conclusion.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Representative government and representation -- Europe.
	Representative government and representation.
	Europe.
	Political parties -- Europe -- Platforms.
	Political parties.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Political platforms.
Added Author	Whitefield, Stephen.
Other Form:	Print version: Rohrschneider, Robert. Strain of representation. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 9780199652785 (OCoLC)788288437
ISBN	9780191612312 (electronic book)
	0191612316 (electronic book)
	1283713470
	9781283713474
	9780191744907 (ebook)
	0191744905 (ebook)
	9780199652785
	0199652783