TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rohrschneider,Robert
AU  - Whitefield,Stephen
TI  - The strain of representation: how parties represent diverse voters in western and eastern Europe 
T2  - Comparative politics
SN  - 9780191612312
AV  - JF1051 .R64 2012eb
U1  - 321.8 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Representative government and representation
KW  - Europe
KW  - Political parties
KW  - Platforms
KW  - Gouvernement représentatif
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Political Ideologies
KW  - Democracy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Political platforms
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - '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
UR  - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=494640
ER  -