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Representation in Parliament

Parliaments
Political Leadership
Representation
Activism
P461
Mathis Brinkmann
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

Abstract

Parliaments are, first and foremost, representative institutions. But how do MPs seek to fulfil this core function? And how have modern conceptions of representation affected the work of parliaments? To what extent do parliaments engage with the wider public to overcome challenges of distrust and apathy? This panel examines the core function of representation both within and outwith this institution in the wider system of representative democracy.

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