Differential Responsiveness in Europe
The Effects of Preference Difference and Electoral Participation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8041896 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yvette Peters (0000-0001-7186-7582), Sander J Ensink |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 577-600 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2014.973260 |
| OpenAlex | W1980394231 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 99 |
| References cited | 41 |
As a core principle of contemporary democracy, political representation has been the subject of numerous studies. In particular, responsiveness has been thoroughly examined and research suggests that policies tend to reflect citizens' preferences. However, it has also been argued that, in some instances, responsiveness systematically reflects the preferences of the rich better than those of the poor, hence violating a second democratic principle, that of political equality. While much research has focused on the United States, this study tests whether differential responsiveness also occurs in European democracies and enquires about the structural factors that may cause such inequality. The article examines to what extent the preference gap between the rich and the poor as well as the level of electoral participation can account for variation in differential responsiveness. To do this, a dataset including information on 25 European countries from 2002 to 2010 is constructed and analysed using time-series cross-sectional methods. The findings suggest that European democracies experience differential responsiveness and that the preference gap and level of turnout partly account for this
Democracy · Demographic economics · Differential (mechanical device · Economics · Inequality · Microeconomics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Preference · Public economics · Representation (politics · Turnout · Variation (astronomy · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 99 |
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| Citations per year | 9 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 99 |