| Description |
1 online resource (149 p.) |
| Series |
Library of Legislative Studies ; v.1 |
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Library of legislative studies.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- How parliamentarians contribute to the process of representation -- Parliament and parliamentarians in Italy -- Research strategy and plan of the book -- Notes -- Chapter 1 The concept of representative role -- Roles and representation in the academic debate -- The limited comeback of roles: New opportunities and new problems -- How to make roles significant: Insights from the theory of representation |
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Representative roles as an empirically useful analytical tool -- Notes -- Chapter 2 The claimed role, between attitudes and strategies -- The inner determinants of the representative role -- Rules, incentives, representation -- A model to study claimed roles -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Measuring MPs' claimed role through their parliamentary activities -- Private members' bills introduction in the Italian Parliament -- Parliamentary questions in the Italian Parliament -- Data collection and methods of analysis -- Measuring MPs' areal focus -- Measuring MPs' sectoral focus |
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Measuring MPs' type of responsiveness -- Appendix to Chapter 3 -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Areal focus of representation -- Territorial representation in the Italian context -- The Index of Territorial Representation -- The territorial focus of Italian deputies -- Role orientations, incentives and territorial representation -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Sectoral focus of representation and issue specialisation -- Specialists and generalists -- The sectoral focus of Italian deputies -- Sectoral specialisation between preferences and strategic considerations -- Notes -- Chapter 6 Type of responsiveness |
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Measuring the type of responsiveness -- The type of responsiveness displayed by Italian deputies -- Allocation and policy responsiveness: A matter of task definition? -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Individual representation in the Italian Chamber of Deputies -- What drives the roles played by Italian deputies -- Implications of the study -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Italy.-Parlamento.-Camera dei deputati
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Representative government and representation-Italy
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Legislators-Italy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429554384 |
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0429554389 |
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