Parliamentary Representatives in Europe 1848-2000: Legislative Recruitment and Careers in Eleven European Countries

This book brings together leading scholars in the field of electoral studies and political representation to examine the democratization of the recruitment of political representatives in Western Europe. The study deals with long-term changes in parliamentary recruitment and patterns of political careers in eleven European countries from the middle of the 19th century until 2000. The book provides the first ever truly comparative study of parliamentary representation in Europe.


Author: Heinrich Best
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/14/2000
Pages: 568
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.12lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780198297932

About the Author

Heinrich Best is Professor, Institute for Sociology, Fredrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany

Maurizio Cotta is Professor of Sociology, University of Sienna

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