Political Congruence in Democracy: Inequalities and Procedures

Abstract

Conceptualizing and measuring unequal representation as congruence in a reliably and valid manner is a notoriously difficult task. This Panel invites contributions that tackle two important questions: To what extent does congruence show inequalities in terms of who is represented; and do citizens and representatives have similar ideas when it comes to democratic procedures?

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