Political Representation in Comparative Perpective
Political Representation in Comparative Perpective
Abstract Submissions Closed
RC20 Comparative Sociology (host committee)
Language: English
Democratic representation is widely thought to be in a state of crisis and a range of factors have been emphasised to explain the increasing mistrust of professional politicians.
Drawing primarily on the resources of philosophy, legislative studies and sociological works concerned with issues of representativeness, the literature on political representation tends, however, to be quite repetitive.
The purpose of this session is to demonstrate how comparative approaches of political representation can contribute to renew traditional perspectives and offer stimulating insights.
The session welcomes comparative works as well as papers that endeavour to renew traditional readings.
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