Abstract
In the study of legislatures the concept of representation is vitally important to understanding their role and behaviour. Parliamentarians diemselves have long acknowledged die importance of representative theories as a general source of legitimation and as a defence against the electorate's disapproval of specific parliamentary outputs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 40-53 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Parliamentary Affairs |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1979 |
Keywords
- British politics
- British parliament
- parliamentary specialisation