Rethinking popular representation
By: edited by Olle Törnquist, Neil Webster, and Kristian Stokke.
Contributors: Törnquist, Olle.; Webster, Neil.; Stokke, Kristian, 1961-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780230621367
Subjects: Representative government and representation -- Developing countries; Democratization -- Developing countries; Developing countries -- Politics and government
Description: Rethinking Popular Representation starts out from the deep concern with contemporary tendencies towards depoliticisation of public issues and popular interests. It is argued that the root cause of this is flawed representation, due to both elitist institution building and fragmented citizen participation. Hence the book makes a case for the need to rethink more democratic popular representation. Towards this end the book outlines an overarching analytical framework for popular representation, examines key theoretical issues and empirical experiences of popular representation and provides a policy-oriented conclusion. -- Publisher description.