Ebook: Parliament the mirror of the nation : representation, deliberation, and democracy in Victorian Britain
Author: Conti Gregory
- Tags: Great Britain / Parliament / House of Commons / History / 19th century, Great Britain / Parliament / House of Commons, Representative government and representation / Great Britain / History / 19th century, Proportional representation / Great Britain / History / 19th century, Democracy / Great Britain / History / 19th century, Political culture / Great Britain / History / 19th century, Great Britain / Politics and government / 1837-1901, Democracy, Political culture, Politics and government, Proportional r
- Series: Ideas in context
- Year: 2019
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Language: English
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"In contemporary politics and political theory, democracy is often associated with descriptive representation. Whether it goes under this name or such cognate labels as the "politics of presence," "indicative" representation, or simply "group" representation, it has become commonplace to treat concern about the presence of a range of social groups in legislatures and other institutions as intrinsic to a commitment Read more...