Political Recruitment and Local Representation: The Case of Liberal Democrat Councillors
Political Recruitment and Local Representation: The Case of Liberal Democrat Councillors
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政治招募和地方代表：自由民主党议员的案例
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2001
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J. Meadowcroft
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J. Meadowcroft
自由民主党议员的案例研究是用来调查当地的政治招聘模式。定量调查数据显示，自由民主党议员符合所有现代民主国家代表的狭隘社会经济形象。对自由民主党议员招聘的定性采访数据的分析表明，虽然一些议员可以被描述为理性的行为者，判断理事会服务的成本和收益，但潜在新成员和既定政治行为者之间非正式谈判的重要性在考虑当地政治招聘所必需的机会时被低估了。
A case study of Liberal Democrat councillors is used to investigate models of local political recruitment. Quantitative survey data shows that Liberal Democrat councillors match the narrow socio-economic profile of representatives found in all modern democracies. Analysis of qualitative interview data on the recruitment of Liberal Democrat councillors suggests that while some councillors can be characterised as rational actors, judging the costs and benefits of council service, the importance of the informal negotiation between potential recruits and established political actors has been underestimated in accounting for the opportunity essential to local political recruitment.