Parliamentary representation of citizens' preferences : explaining the differences between parliamentarians' votes and popular referendum results
Marco Portmann
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2014 ; 1. Aufl.
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| Authors: | Portmann, Marco |
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Baden-Baden : Nomos |
| Subject: | Referendum | Präferenztheorie | Theory of preferences | Wahlverhalten | Voting behaviour | Abstimmungsregel | Voting rule | Abgeordneter | Repräsentation <Politik> | Volksabstimmung | Staatsbürger | Präferenz |
Online Resource
| Extent: | 229 S. |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Hochschulschrift |
| Language: | English |
| Thesis: | Zugl.: Freiburg i.Ü., Univ., Diss., 2013 |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record Cover; Chapter 1 Thesis Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Representation of citizens' preferences: a research program; 1.3 Thesis outline; Chapter 2 Using Referenda and Roll Call Votes as a Measure for Representation: Methodological Principles; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Empirical approach, Swiss institutions, and data; 2.2.1 Measuring congruence: comparing roll call votes to referenda; 2.2.2 Institutional background; 2.2.3 Datasets on parliamentary decisions and referenda; 2.3 The Downsian world in a nutshell; 2.3.1 Downs and two-party competition 2.3.2 Extensions and alternatives to the median voter model2.4 Conceptualization of representation; 2.4.1 Whom to represent?; 2.4.2 The importance of comparable scales for politicians and voters; 2.5 Congruence measures in the literature; 2.5.1 Ideology scores by political action committees; 2.5.2 Scaling methods; 2.5.3 Survey data; 2.5.4 Roll call to referendum comparisons; 2.6 Vote-by-vote comparisons of roll calls and referenda; 2.6.1 Vote-by-vote comparisons in the literature; 2.6.2 Properties of the matching procedure; 2.6.3 Properties of final votes 2.6.4 Properties of referenda and voter majority decisions2.7 Generalizability of results based on direct democratic institutions; 2.7.1 How direct democracy affects policy outcomes; 2.7.2 Implications; Chapter 3 Evaluating the Median Voter Model's Explanatory Power; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Matching representatives' roll call votes with median preferences; 3.3 The quality of the median voter model; 3.3.1 Baseline results; 3.3.2 Influence of median preferences on representatives; 3.4 Conclusion; Chapter 4 Voters Elect Politicians Who Closely Matched Their Preference 4.1 Introduction4.2 Identification of past congruence and estimation strategy; 4.3 Empirical evidence for retrospective voting; 4.4 Conclusion; Chapter 5 Quantifying Parliamentary Representation of Constituents' Preferences and Explaining Divergence; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Institutional setting and methodology; 5.3 Empirical results; 5.3.1 Baseline results; 5.3.2 Responsiveness of representatives to constituency's preferences; 5.3.3 Explaining divergence; 5.4 Conclusion Chapter 6 District Magnitude and Representation of the Majority's Preferences: Evidence from Popular and Parliamentary Votes6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Literature and theory; 6.2.1 Literature overview; 6.2.2 Theoretical considerations; 6.3 Data and estimation strategy; 6.3.1 Data; 6.3.2 Estimation equation; 6.4 Empirical results; 6.4.1 Baseline results; 6.4.2 Robustness; 6.4.3 BMA results; 6.5 Summary and conclusion; 6.5.1 Summary; 6.5.2 Policy conclusions; Chapter 7 A Refined View on the Relationship Between District Magnitude and Representation; 7.1 Introduction 7.2 A refined theory on the effects of district magnitude |
| ISBN: | 978-3-8487-1288-5 ; 978-3-8452-5386-2 ; 978-3-8452-5386-2 ; 978-3-8487-1288-5 |
| Other identifiers: | 10.5771/9783845253862 [DOI] |
| Classification: | Staat und Bürger ; Parlament |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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