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Political Representation Beyond the Nation State

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Opposing Europe in the European Parliament

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Representation is at the core of modern democracies. But as complex phenomenon, it can be studied from a number of different angles. This chapter offers a critical review of the relevant literature on political representation in legislative and EU studies and presents the theoretical foundation of this book. It concentrates first on studies devoted to the “descriptive” or symbolic side of representation, trying to assess the representativeness of the EP. A second part turns to the “substantive” approach to representation. It discusses studies devoted to the relationships between MEPs, political parties and constituents as well as the limited research on political roles within the EP. A third section discusses the insights of role theory and more particularly the motivational approach. The claim here is that such an approach provides a comprehensive analytical framework that helps understand how Eurosceptic MEPs conceive and carry out their mandate.

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Brack, N. (2018). Political Representation Beyond the Nation State. In: Opposing Europe in the European Parliament. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60201-5_2

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