TY - BOOK AU - Ezrow,Lawrence ED - European Consortium for Political Research. TI - Linking citizens and parties: how electoral systems matter for political representation T2 - Comparative politics SN - 9780191722752 (ebook) : AV - JC423 U1 - 321.8 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Democracy KW - Political parties KW - Political participation KW - Voting N1 - At foot of title: "ECPR"; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This text addresses familiar questions about political representation. These fundamental questions are paired with the empirical observation of Western European democracies during the last 30 years. The study highlights the pathways through which citizens' political preferences are expressed by their political parties UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199572526.001.0001 ER -