Naslov
Are the kids alright? Consequences of unequal turnout and party system characteristics on representative congruence

Autori
Širinić, Daniela

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
Middwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Panel: Turnout, Suffrage and Representation

Mjesto i datum
Chicago (IL), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 10.04.2012. - 15.04.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Issue congruence; policy representation; comparative model

Sažetak
Although the literature devoted to political representation and political participation is quite large, litle attention has been baid to the connection between these two pilars of democratic process. As a test of the new analytical model of the participation-representation linkage this paper asks whether unequal rates of participation on young adults have an impact on the quality of policy representation of those same groups of citizens. Through a multilevel analysis of the quality of policy representation of young adults in 27 European democracies, I demonstrate that an increase in inequality of political participation has a negative effect on the quality of young adults policy representation. According the the theory of democratic linkgages I also test whether specific country level party system characteristics enhance or ameliorate this negative relationship. Results are are not in accordance with previous theories of the impact of institutional characteristics on the quality of representation. Higher levels of incongruence are found to be a function of higher levels of electoral volatility and larger change in the number of electoral parties, which approximate less stable party systems.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija

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