Political Power in Spain The Multiple Divides between MPs and Citizens

This book explores why some people become politicians, how they represent citizens in parliaments, and what they think about democracy and its institutions. It analyses the results of the first survey of a representative sample of Spanish MPs (580 cases) and citizens. The study covers areas such as:...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Coller, Xavier, editor (editor), Jaime-Castillo, Antonio M, editor, Mota, Fabiola, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2018.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. The need for the study of parliamentarians in Spain; Xavier Coller, Antonio M. Jaime-Castillo and Fabiola Mota
  • Chapter 2. The composition of Spanish parliaments: what are the MPs like?; Inmaculada Serrano and Sandra Bermúdez
  • Chapter 3. Gender and parliament: the impact of the political presence of women; Tània Verge, Amparo Novo, Isabel Diz and Marta Lois
  • Chapter 4. Political socialization and motivation; Carol Galais
  • Chapter 5. Recruitment and selection; Xavier Coller, Guillermo Cordero, José M. Echavarren
  • Chapter 6. Professionalization and parliamentary careers; Robert Liñeira, Jordi Muñoz
  • Chapter 7. Parliamentary groups and institutional context; Antonio M. Jaime-Castillo, Gloria Martínez-Cousinou
  • Chapter 8. Parliamentary political representation; Fabiola Mota Consejero
  • Chapter 9. Political Disaffection; Antonio M. Jaime-Castillo, Edurne Bartolomé, Gloria Martínez-Cousinou.-Chapter 10. National and regional identity; Xavier Coller, Guillermo Cordero, José M. Echavarren
  • Chapter 11. National Identity and Political Representation: Rival ‘Top-Down' National Projects; Enric Martínez Herrera, Thomas Jeffrey Miley
  • Chapter 12. Ideology: The Reasons Behind Placement on the Left-Right Scale; Leonardo Sánchez Ferrer
  • Chapter 13. The organisation of Spain. Ideology, territory and representation in the State of Autonomies; Sandra León, Fabiola Mota, Mayte Salvador
  • Chapter 14. MPs representing nationalist and regionalist parties; Santiago Pérez-Nievas, Edurne Bartolomé
  • Chapter 15. Parliaments and the European Union; Juan Antonio Mayoral Díaz-Asensio, Ana Carrillo López, Jean-Baptiste Harguindéguy
  • Chapter 16. The Distant Politician?; Xavier Coller, Antonio M. Jaime-Castillo, Fabiola Mota.