Democratic Representation in Multi-Level Systems: The Vices and Virtues of Regionalisation

ISBN-13: 9780367195755 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 310 str.

Thomas Daubler; Jochen Muller; Christian Stecker

Opis

This comprehensive volume studies the vices and virtues of regionalisation in comparative perspective, and discusses conditions that might facilitate or hamper responsiveness in regional democracies. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal West European Politics.

Spis treści

1. Assessing democratic representation in multi-level democracies Thomas Däubler, Jochen Müller and Christian Stecker  2. Party unity in federal disunity: determinants of decentralised policy-seeking in Switzerland Sean Mueller and Julian Bernauer  3. Does EU regional policy increase parties’ support for European integration? Martin Gross and Marc Debus  4. Democratic regeneration in European peripheral regions: new politics for the territory? Matthias Scantamburlo, Sonia Alonso and Braulio Gómez  5. When incumbents can only gain: economic voting in local government elections in Poland Paula Kukołowicz and Maciej A. Górecki  6. Passing the buck? Responsibility attribution and cognitive bias in multilevel democracies Sandra León, Ignacio Jurado and Amuitz Garmendia Madariaga  7. Federal reform and the quality of representation in Belgium Emilie van Haute and Kris Deschouwer  8. A world of difference: the sources of regional government composition and alternation Arjan H. Schakel and Emanuele Massetti  9. Who governs? The disputed effects of regionalism on legislative career orientation in multilevel systems Jérémy Dodeigne  10. Party politics, institutions, and identity: the dynamics of regional venue shopping in the EU Oliver Huwyler, Michaël Tatham and Joachim Blatter  11. Ideological alignment and the distribution of public expenditures Hanna Kleider, Leonce Röth and Julian L. Garritzmann  12. Decentralising competences in multi-level systems: insights from the regulation of genetically modified organisms Jale Tosun and Ulrich Hartung