The Voice of the Absent? The Link Between Descriptive and Substantive Representation of the Working Class in Western Europe.

Recent research has revealed a considerable representation gap disadvantaging the lower social class in the political process. However, we know little about the underlying mechanisms of this bias or the measures that could compensate for it. Combining cross-national data from a general population su...

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Published in:	Political Studies Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 527 - 551
Main Author:	Hahn, Caroline
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. May2024
Subjects:	Western Europe Working class Political elites Social classes Equality Political parties Representative government
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost