{"product_id":"linking-citizens-and-parties-lawrence-ezrow-9780199572526","title":"Linking Citizens and Parties: How Electoral Systems Matter for Political Representation","description":"\u003cem\u003eLinking Citizens and Parties\u003c\/em\u003e addresses familiar questions about political representation: Are parties responsive to their core supporters or to the public in general? Do parties that adopt centrist policy positions benefit in elections? Does proportional representation encourage party extremism? These fundamental questions about democracy are paired with the empirical observation of Western European democracies during the last thirty years. The study highlights the pathways (mainstream and niche) through which citizens' political preferences are expressed by their political parties. It concludes with a positive evaluation of these democracies as their citizens have access to at least one, and possibly both niche and mainstream pathways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Ezrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199572526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199572526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Lawrence Ezrow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43914277814527,"sku":"9780199572526","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_933193e3-1444-4aef-89d0-9c28ca22888a.jpg?v=1680641373","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/linking-citizens-and-parties-lawrence-ezrow-9780199572526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}