Representation in Local Politics
A Reconsideration and Some New Evidence
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 6345797 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Nirmala Rao (0000-0002-5695-3156, Goldsmiths' College, University of London, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 1998 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 19-35 |
| Data de publicação | 1998-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Editora | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9248.00127 |
| OpenAlex | W2124119875 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 35 |
The concept of ‘representation’, and the tensions within it, have exercised writers throughout the history of political theory. There is little consensus beyond the agreement that the meaning of representation should be made clear, and consistency sought, in any particular application. This paper takes as its starting point some key components of the concept of representation, and in the light of them examines the changing attitudes of both representatives and electors in British local government. Survey data accumulated over a 30-year period provides the basis for this analysis, enabling attention to be given to trends over the period. Changing expectations of representativeness – a component of representation that stresses ‘resemblance’ or ‘symbolic identification’ – prompt a questioning of its appropriateness for the understanding of local politics today. The evidence indicates that the contemporary demand for responsive and responsible local government has now displaced the historic concern with representativeness
Aesthetics · Consistency (knowledge bases · Economics · Epistemology · Government (linguistics · Identification (biology · Linguistics · Local government · Meaning (existential · Period (music · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Representation (politics · Representativeness heuristic · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Political Systems and Governance · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
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| Obras citantes distintas | 35 |
|---|---|
| Citações por ano | 1,3 |
| Intervalo de citações | 1999 - 2025 (27) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 35 |