Political representation : roles, representatives and the represented / edited by Marc Bühlmann and Jan Fivaz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Marc Bühlmann and Jan Fivaz -- 2. A selection model for political representation / Jane Mansbridge -- 3. Beyond trustees and delegates / Andrew Rehfeld -- 4. Institutional constraints and territorial representation / Audrey André, Sam Depauw and Kris Deschouwer -- 5. Promises and lies. An empirical comparison of Swiss MPs pre- and post-electoral positions / Lisa Schädel, Daniel Schwarz and Andreas Ladner -- 6. Beyond congruence / Lisa Disch -- 7. Dimensionality of the European issue space / Jan Kleinnijenhuis and André Krouwel -- 8. Representation of political opinions: is the structuring pattern of policy preferences the same for citizens and elites? / Jan Rosset, Georg Lutz and Kathrin Kissau -- 9. Alignment of objectives between parties and their electors: the role of personal issue salience in political representation / Nathalie Giger and Zoe Lefkofridi -- 10. Studying the voter-party match. Congruence and incongruence between voters and parties / Jonas Lefevere, Stefaan Walgrave, Michiel Nuytemans and Koen Pepermans -- 11. Measuring representation: rethinking the role of exclusion / Suzanne Dovi -- 12. Conclusion / Marc Bühlmann and Jan Fivaz.