Thoughts on the Federalist's View of Representation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6356579 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean Yarbrough (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-82 |
| Publication date | 1979-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3234382 |
| OpenAlex | W2324776927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Frequent criticism of our political institutions as unrepresentative leads the author of this article to examine the Founding Fathers' understanding of representation as expressed in the Federalist. By analyzing Nos. 35, 36 and 57 in addition to the often discussed No. 10 she makes an important contribution to the clarification of this controversial issue. Her position is that the Federalist was more concerned with the "refinement" of the people's views than with their reflection. Since the interest of society is served best by the most qualified persons, the authors of the Federalist have a preference for representation by the more enlightened and educated classes, particularly lawyers who-unaffected by any particular economic interest-are most likely to transcend interest group politics
Criticism · Economics · Epistemology · Federalist · Law and economics · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Preference · Representation (politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |