num_pages: 272
description: How does representative democracy work in the modern age? Examining 21 post-war democracies, this strikingly innovative approach by two world-class scholars demonstrates how the voter in the middle--the median elector--empowers the centre party in parliament to translate political preferences into public policy.
language: English
title: Elections, Parties, Democracy: Conferring the Median Mandate
titlecomplete: Elections, Parties, Democracy: Conferring the Median Mandate (Comparative Politics)
genres: Philosophy
publisher: Oxford University Press