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 whose stated views are...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Bright, Diego Garzia, Joseph Lacey, Alexander H. Trechsel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2020-07-01
Series:QOE-IJES
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/qoe/article/view/9531
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