| ID | 111499 |
| Title Proper | Representation as a median mandate? a response to Best, Budge and McDonald |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Warwick, Paul V |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The preceding article by Best, Budge and McDonald acknowledges much of the substance of the alternative 'bilateralist' interpretation of democratic governance I advocated and attempts to re-focus the median mandate approach towards a longer-term, and potentially more productive, understanding of the opinion-policy relationship. Both are welcome developments. Despite taking these steps, however, the authors choose to allow the fate of the median mandate thesis to rest ultimately on an attempt to re-establish the short-term one-to-one relationship that I challenged. In this brief note, I argue that this not only undercuts the more positive initiatives noted above, but also is based on a flawed understanding of how the short-term relationship should be operationalised and tested. |
| `In' analytical Note | European Journal of Political Research Vol. 51, No.1; Jan 2012: p.57-63 |
| Journal Source | European Journal of Political Research Vol. 51, No.1; Jan 2012: p.57-63 |
| Key Words | Median Mandate ; Bilateralism ; Policy Responsiveness |