Political Representation as a Democratic Process
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Public Opinion , Political Representation , and Democratic Choice
Title of dissertation: PUBLIC OPINION, POLITICAL REPRESENTATION, AND DEMOCRATIC CHOICE Michael J. Zenz, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015 Dissertation directed by: Assistant Professor Eric Pacuit Professor Christopher W. Morris Department of Philosophy In this dissertation I argue that political representatives have duties to be responsive to public opinion in their policy decisions. The existence of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Redescriptions: Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2308-0914,2308-0906
DOI: 10.7227/r.10.1.3