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Reclaiming Representation - Contemporary Advances in the Theory of Political Representation (Hardcover)
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Reclaiming Representation - Contemporary Advances in the Theory of Political Representation (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory
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Representation is integral to the functioning and legitimacy of
modern government. Yet political theorists have often been
reluctant to engage directly with questions of representation, and
empirical political scientists have closed down such questions by
making representation synonymous with congruence. Conceptually
unproblematic and normatively inert for some, representation has
been deemed impossible to pin down analytically and to defend
normatively by others. But this is changing. Political theorists
are now turning to political representation as a subject worthy of
theoretical investigation in its own right. In their effort to
rework the theory of political representation, they are also hoping
to impact how representation is assessed and studied empirically.
This volume gathers together chapters by key contributors to what
amounts to a "representative turn" in political theory. Their
approaches and emphases are diverse, but taken together they
represent a compelling and original attempt at re-conceptualizing
political representation and critically assessing the main
theoretical and political implications following from this, namely
for how we conceive and assess representative democracy. Each
contributor is invited to look back and ahead on the
transformations to democratic self-government introduced by the
theory and practice of political representation. Representation and
democracy: outright conflict, uneasy cohabitation, or reciprocal
constitutiveness? For those who think democracy would be better
without representation, this volume is a must-read: it will
question their assumptions, while also exploring some of the
reasons for their discomfort. Reclaiming Representation is
essential reading for scholars and graduate researchers committed
to staying on top of new developments in the field.
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