Why MPs do not represent everyone equally well
Elsässer, L., Hense, S. & Schäfer, A.
(2 October 2020)
Why MPs do not represent everyone equally well.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
Disproportionate numbers of politicians within national parliaments are male, affluent and belonging to the ‘native’ majority of their country. But while the composition of a parliament may not reflect the composition of society, does this affect the representation of citizens’ views? Drawing on new research in Germany, Lea Elsässer, Svenja Hense and Armin Schäfer demonstrate ... Continued
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 25 Nov 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107292 |