What do Beppe Grillo, Silvio Berlusconi, Emmanuel Macron (and also Donald Trump) have
in common? They are prime examples of the personalization of politics and the decline of …

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Inhabitants of rural and peripheral areas in advanced democracies display higher levels of
place resentment. They feel that their area is ignored by political elites, does not get its fair …

Parties' parliamentary delegations contain a multitude of interests. While scholars suspect
that this variation affects party behaviour, most work on parties' policy statements treats …

The power of the media has long been at the centre of communication studies, mostly
focusing on the effects they have on the public. Power over politics is far less studied …

Conducting quantitative research (eg, surveys, a large number of interviews, experiments)
with the participation of political elites is typically challenging. Given that a population of …

Power relations between politicians and journalists are often depicted as an ongoing tango
with one actor leading the other. This study analyzes interactions between politicians and …

Revised throughout, the second edition of this comprehensive and highly respected
textbook continues to provide a thorough introduction to European and European Union …

Examining the complexities and tensions in relations between party members and
parliamentarians through an in-depth analysis of the processes that shape the development …

Empirical studies on representation have been based mainly on the descriptive analysis of
levels of political or ideological congruence between MPs and voters. Very few studies focus …