Elections and Representation.¶
Manin, B., Przeworski, A., & Stokes, S. C. (1999). Elections and Representation. Democracy, Accountability, and Representation.
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- Accountability
- In 17–18 century democratic theory, as Manin, Przeworski, and Stokes (1999) trace, the concept crystallized around representative legislatures, where elected officials became formally accountable to their constituents through elections and impeachment
This sourceAnalyzes elections as the mechanism through which citizens hold representatives accountable (mandate vs. accountability conceptions)
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The chapter's own abstract supplies the elections-as-accountability frame (voters hold governments responsible for past actions), but says nothing about a 17th–18th century origin, representative legislatures, or impeachment.
“In a second – “accountability” – view, elections serve to hold governments responsible for the results of their past actions. Because they anticipate the judgment of voters, governments are induced to choose policies that in their judgment will be positively evaluated by citizens at the time of the next election.”
- In 17–18 century democratic theory, as Manin, Przeworski, and Stokes (1999) trace, the concept crystallized around representative legislatures, where elected officials became formally accountable to their constituents through elections and impeachment
- Checks and Balances
- Checks and balances create multiple decision points, distributing authority across bodies that must justify their positions publicly—a structure Manin, Przeworski, and Stokes (1999) examine in their analysis of how representative institutions trade transparency for clear lines of responsibility.
This sourceDistinguishes mandate and accountability conceptions of representation and analyzes how periodic elections function (and fail) as instruments of citizen control over elected officials.
- Checks and balances create multiple decision points, distributing authority across bodies that must justify their positions publicly—a structure Manin, Przeworski, and Stokes (1999) examine in their analysis of how representative institutions trade transparency for clear lines of responsibility.
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