Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : political representation and legitimacy in the European Union / Jacques Thomassen and Hermann Schmitt
  • A political community? / Angelika Scheuer
  • The scope of EU government / Lieven De Winter and Marc Swyngdouw
  • The political regime / Pippa Norris
  • Policy performance / Michael Marsh
  • Distinctiveness and cohesion of parties / Hermann Schmitt and Jacques Thomassen
  • The cognitive basis of voting / Wouter van der Brug and Cees van der Eijk
  • Policy preferences and party choice / Cees van der Eijk, Mark N. Franklin, and Wouter van der Brug
  • Issue congruence / Jacques Thomassen and Hermann Schmitt
  • Whom to represent? : role orientations of legislators in Europe / Bernard Wessels
  • Wishful thinking among European parliamentarians / Sören Holmberg
  • In conclusion : political representation and legitimacy in the European Union / Jacques Thomassen and Hermann Schmitt.