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A quarterly peer-reviewed journal on political representation, in theory and practice, around the globe.
Joined March 2017
📢📢📢📢We are now on Bluesky 📢📢📢 Representation Journal will continue to post on https://t.co/tpzN2vqmW5, but we also have a Bluesky account, too. If you want to follow us there, you can find us here @repjournal.bsky.social
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Does it matter if you're left or right? @KindtRosa explores left- and right-wing populist citizen support for deliberative mini-publics Go check it out! @RadboudPol #populism #minipublics #politics #Representation
https://t.co/wlrIRlKVpW
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Populist citizens have a remarkable democratic profile: they are democratic idealists that are dissatisfied with how democracy works in practice. It stands to reason that they would be supportive o...
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In our latest paper, Leonard Häfner asks, "Who do elected representatives represent? How do they decide where interests and preferences conflict?" Find out now! #Representation #Politics #elections
https://t.co/Coamn141Ho
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Who do elected representatives represent? They are often expected to represent the whole society as well as their party and their constituency, but how do they decide where interests and preference...
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In our latest paper, Aliénor Ballangé explores the use of trust-building in minipublics during a time of democractic crisis #minipublics #democracy #politics
https://t.co/FKonOH2QaE
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As liberal democracies confront deepening distrust and democratic erosion, deliberative mini-publics (DMPs) are often promoted as instruments for rebuilding trust in political institutions. This ar...
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Does it matter if you're left or right? @KindtRosa explores left- and right-wing populist citizen support for deliberative mini-publics Go check it out! @RadboudPol #populism #minipublics #politics #Representation
https://t.co/wlrIRlKVpW
tandfonline.com
Populist citizens have a remarkable democratic profile: they are democratic idealists that are dissatisfied with how democracy works in practice. It stands to reason that they would be supportive o...
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In this paper, Georg Wenzelburger argues that policy responsiveness has been discussed in political science, but it should also include theories of representation, political psychology, political communication research & policy studies Take a look! https://t.co/V5X7MkA2kC
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Policy responsiveness to the preferences of the citizen’s has been a major topos of academic discussions in political science in recent years. Much ink has been spilled on questions like whether re...
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In our latest paper, Aliénor Ballangé explores the use of trust-building in minipublics during a time of democractic crisis #minipublics #democracy #politics
https://t.co/FKonOH2QaE
tandfonline.com
As liberal democracies confront deepening distrust and democratic erosion, deliberative mini-publics (DMPs) are often promoted as instruments for rebuilding trust in political institutions. This ar...
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Are you interested in policy responsiveness? This paper by Andrew Roberts explores the relationship between public support and policy adoption and gender gaps in responsiveness in a new democracy. @NorthwesternU Go check it out https://t.co/uvgbgH4Lxb
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This paper explores policy responsiveness – the relationship between public support and policy adoption – and gender gaps in responsiveness in a new democracy. It follows methods pioneered by Marti...
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ICYMI Here @MikeWigg @uOttawaPoliSci asks Why Does a Legislator’s Age Matter? He argues that the consideration is not age-specific but generational representation. Go check it out! https://t.co/SHltvrICJg
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Representation of young adults in legislatures has been the subject of increasing empirical study, with a growing number of studies addressing the causes of low rates of youth representation. While...
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ICYMI Are you interested in democratic innovations? Then check out this paper! Christoph Niessen and Wouter Veenendaalb explore their promise and pitfalls @LeidenU @UAfsw #Politics #Democractic #Innovation #Representation
https://t.co/vqmNmNFOab
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Small states are on average more likely to be democracies and it is often assumed that democracy functions better in small polities. ‘Small is beautiful’, proponents say. Yet, empirical scholarship...
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ICYMI Our latest paper explores Independent Local Parties in Britain – their definition, characteristics, and prevalence by Jason Leman Go check it out! https://t.co/Uy06tRuqEM
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To date, the literature on independent local parties (ILPs) in Britain has largely been based upon case-studies and has not been connected to wider European scholarship on ILPs. This article review...
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ICYMI Interested in policy responsiveness? This paper by Andrew Roberts explores the relationship between public support and policy adoption and gender gaps in responsiveness in a new democracy. @NorthwesternU Go check it out https://t.co/uvgbgH5jmJ
tandfonline.com
This paper explores policy responsiveness – the relationship between public support and policy adoption – and gender gaps in responsiveness in a new democracy. It follows methods pioneered by Marti...
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Our latest paper explores Independent Local Parties in Britain – their definition, characteristics, and prevalence by Jason Leman Go check it out! https://t.co/Uy06tRtSPe
tandfonline.com
To date, the literature on independent local parties (ILPs) in Britain has largely been based upon case-studies and has not been connected to wider European scholarship on ILPs. This article review...
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ICYMI Here @MikeWigg @uOttawaPoliSci asks Why Does a Legislator’s Age Matter? He argues that the consideration is not age-specific but generational representation. Go check it out! https://t.co/SHltvrICJg
tandfonline.com
Representation of young adults in legislatures has been the subject of increasing empirical study, with a growing number of studies addressing the causes of low rates of youth representation. While...
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HOT OFF THE PRESS! Interested in policy responsiveness? This paper by Andrew Roberts explores the relationship between public support and policy adoption and gender gaps in responsiveness in a new democracy. @NorthwesternU Go check it out https://t.co/uvgbgH4Lxb
tandfonline.com
This paper explores policy responsiveness – the relationship between public support and policy adoption – and gender gaps in responsiveness in a new democracy. It follows methods pioneered by Marti...
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ICYMI In one of our recent articles, Jelle Turkenburg explores the effects of local participatory budgeting on public political support Have a read! #politics #Representation #participation
https://t.co/5nFfM6c6so
tandfonline.com
Governments increasingly combine deliberative and direct-democratic instruments to address democratic dissatisfaction and declining political trust. However, how the general public evaluates these ...
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ICYMI Kostanca Dhima reexamines the supply and demand framework for explaining women's descriptive representation Go check it out! @GeorgiaStateU
#Representation #PoliticsLive
https://t.co/nQ731Z2tlL
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What explains cross-national variation in the level of women's descriptive representation? Theoretically, scholars have long recognised that women's descriptive representation is determined by both...
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ICYMI "Ballot Box Battles: Sex, Ethnicity and the Electoral Performance of UK Candidates" Kaat Smets and @SofiaColMar @QMPoliticsIR explore how the sex and ethnicity of a candidate’s opponent influence vote share. Go check it out! https://t.co/HDQUAaUj4F
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The UK Parliament has become increasingly diverse in recent years. Yet it remains far from being descriptively representative of the population. This study investigates how women and ethnic minorit...
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ICYMI Tobias Lappy @leuphana shows how the simultaneous empowerment of authors and audiences in the interactive and participative culture on social media produces a distinct logic of #representation #socialmedia #politics
https://t.co/eaxb9nqlNP
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Social media has been recognized for its empowering potential in terms of participation, less so in terms of representation. Social media is said to be essentially a post-representative sphere beca...
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ICYMI In one of our recent articles, Jelle Turkenburg explores the effects of local participatory budgeting on public political support Have a read! #politics #Representation #participation
https://t.co/5nFfM6c6so
tandfonline.com
Governments increasingly combine deliberative and direct-democratic instruments to address democratic dissatisfaction and declining political trust. However, how the general public evaluates these ...
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ICYMI Here @MikeWigg @uOttawaPoliSci asks Why Does a Legislator’s Age Matter? He argues that the consideration is not age-specific but generational representation. Go check it out! https://t.co/SHltvrJayO
tandfonline.com
Representation of young adults in legislatures has been the subject of increasing empirical study, with a growing number of studies addressing the causes of low rates of youth representation. While...
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