Cleavage, Ideology and Identity. Explaining the Linkage between Representatives and Interest Groups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10335643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Celis (0000-0002-7579-9107, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, corresponding author), Anke Schouteden (Ghent University), Bram Wauters (0000-0003-4216-2094, Ghent University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 348-365 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Parliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pa/gsv040 |
| OpenAlex | W2194398974 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article critically evaluates explanatory theories about how representatives, and more specifically members of parliament (MPs), connect with interest groups. Central to this are the crucial questions of whether these contacts are party-based or identity-based. Our analysis includes five kinds of groups: two traditional cleavage-based groups (blue-collar workers and employers) with well-established contacts between parties (respectively, social-democratic and conservative parties) and interest groups (trade unions and employers' organisations) on the one hand, and three newer groups in society (women, young people and the elderly), on the other hand. Our analysis is based on the data Partirep MP Survey, which contains information about characteristics, attitudes and behaviour of regional and federal MPs in 15 European countries
Cleavage (geology · Democracy · Identity (music · Ideology · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Social group · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · Survey data collection · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |