Institutional Quality and Perceptions of Representation in Advanced Industrial Democracies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6246789 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Rohrschneider (0000-0003-2485-9648, Indiana University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 850-874 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0010414005276305 |
| OpenAlex | W1990721820 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 32 |
This study examines how well publics feel represented by their parliaments and governments in advanced industrial democracies. I argue that these perceptions are to a significant degree shaped by how well arbitrating institutions—bureaucracies and judiciaries—administer policies and adjudicate conflicts. A core premise is that the personal and salient character of contacts with these institutions informs citizens about how effectively other parts of a regime represent them. The results support the argument: When national administrative and judicial institutions work well, citizens are also more likely to believe that parliaments and governments account for their interests, net of economic factors. The main rival hypothesis receives surprisingly little support—a nation’s regime type exerts little influence on representational judgments
Adjudication · Argument (complex analysis · Bureaucracy · Core (optical fiber · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Perception · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Premise · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Representation (politics · Salient · Sociology · Work (physics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |