Description
Book SynopsisWhat is representation? What does it mean when a politician represents citizens in government? How can citizens be represented beyond the boundaries of the nation-state? This book answers such questions. It also explains why representation should be understood as one of the key concepts in modern politics.
Trade Review“Runciman and Vieira track the history of the idea of representation, break apart the complex of themes that it encodes, and reveal some salient lessons for the internal and external organization of states. This is rich, intriguing and important stuff — political theory at its best.”
Philip Pettit, Princeton University
“The authors succeed splendidly in their admirable ambition to survey the past, present and future of the concept of representation in a manner that is at once accessible and original, giving both neophyte and expert plenty to think about.”
Richard Bellamy, University College London
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vi
Preface vii
Part I The History of Representation 1
1 The Roots of Political Representation 3
2 Representation vs. Democracy 29
Part II The Logic of Representation 63
3 Representing Individuals 65
4 Representing Groups 84
Part III The Politics of Representation 121
5 Representing the State 123
6 Representation Beyond the Nation-State 149
Epilogue: Representing the Future? 182
References 193
Index 207
