Research Catalog

Title

Political representation and legitimacy in the European Union / edited by Hermann Schmitt and Jacques Thomassen.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

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Additional Authors

• Schmitt, Hermann
• Thomassen, J. J. A.

Description

xiv, 306 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

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Subject

• European Union
• Representative government and representation > European Union countries
• European Union countries > Politics and government

Note

• "This book reports on the results of the European Election Study 1994"--Pref.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-296) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction : political representation and legitimacy in the European Union / Jacques Thomassen and Hermann Schmitt -- A political community? / Angelika Scheuer -- The scope of EU government / Lieven De Winter and Marc Swyngedouw -- The political regime / Pippa Norris -- Policy performance / Michael Marsh -- Distinctiveness and cohesion of parties / Hermann Schmitt and Jacques Thomassen -- The cognitive basis of voting / Wouter van der Brug and Cees van der Eijk -- Policy preferences and party choice / Cees van der Eijk, Mark N. Franklin, and Wouter van der Brug -- Issue congruence / Jacques Thomassen and Hermann Schmitt -- Whom to represent? : role orientations of legislators in Europe / Bernard Wessels -- Wishful thinking among European parliamentarians / Sören Holmberg -- In conclusion : political representation and legitimacy in the European Union / Jacques Thomassen and Hermann Schmitt.

ISBN

0198296614

LCCN

^^^00551225^

OCLC

41339087

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library