Mps' Roles and Representation: Orientations, Incentives and Behaviours in Italy

by Federico Russo

"This book examines the content of MPs' activities through which parliamentarians generate representative claims. Challenging the idea that studying individual representation is a futile exercise, this book shows that looking at the opinions and behavioural patterns of parliamentarians can shed light on some important questions; what are the interests represented in parliament? How important are electoral incentives in shaping the role of representatives? What is the impact of parliamentarians' personal characteristics? Focussing on the role played by Italian members of the Chamber of Deputies across a period of more than twenty years, the study applies role analysis to connect the normative debates on political representation to empirical studies and is underpinned by a rich dataset of parliamentary activities and surveys on parliamentarians' attitudes and opinions. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of legislative studies, European politics, Italian studies/politics and more broadly to comparative politics"--

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Published November 1, 2021

About the author

Federico Russo, nato nel '90 in Puglia.
Appassionato di Fantasy fin da adolescente, avido lettore di narrativa in generale. Primo libro scritto a 8 anni: un horror di un solo capitolo (direttamente il terzo, di cinque righe, perché cominciare fin dall'inizio era troppo una rottura). Dice in giro di saper suonare qualche strumento, ma fa schifo in tutti.
Psicologo Clinico e Psicoterapeuta Cognitivo-Comportamentale, Neuropsicologo.
Attualmente fa lo strizzacervelli privato e scrive soprattutto di scienza, comportamento e cervello sui social, e come se non bastasse porta avanti da solo anche un progetto di divulgazione scientifica, chiamato La Psicogazzetta.
Nel tempo libero ama allenarsi e leggere, negli ultimi anni soprattutto saggistica.