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The Concept Of Constituency: Political Representation, Democratic Legitimacy, And Institutional Design
Rehfeld Andrew
The Concept Of Constituency: Political Representation, Democratic Legitimacy, And Institutional Design / Andrew Rehfeld - Cambridge Univ Pr 2005. - 259p,; 20 cm.
Includes index
In virtually every democratic nation in the world, political representation is defined by where citizens live. In the United States, for example, Congressional Districts are drawn every 10 years as lines on a map. Why do democratic governments define political representation this way? Are territorial electoral constituencies commensurate with basic principles of democratic legitimacy? And why might our commitments to these principles lead us to endorse a radical alternative: randomly assigning citizens to permanent, single-member electoral constituencies that each looks like the nation they collectively represent? Using the case of the founding period of the United States as an illustration, and drawing from classic sources in Western political theory
9780521849845
Political History
321.8 / REH
The Concept Of Constituency: Political Representation, Democratic Legitimacy, And Institutional Design / Andrew Rehfeld - Cambridge Univ Pr 2005. - 259p,; 20 cm.
Includes index
In virtually every democratic nation in the world, political representation is defined by where citizens live. In the United States, for example, Congressional Districts are drawn every 10 years as lines on a map. Why do democratic governments define political representation this way? Are territorial electoral constituencies commensurate with basic principles of democratic legitimacy? And why might our commitments to these principles lead us to endorse a radical alternative: randomly assigning citizens to permanent, single-member electoral constituencies that each looks like the nation they collectively represent? Using the case of the founding period of the United States as an illustration, and drawing from classic sources in Western political theory
9780521849845
Political History
321.8 / REH