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The Representative Claim

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Saward, Michael·2006·Contemporary Political Theory
DOI 10.1057/palgrave.cpt.9300234
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Abstract

Recent work on the idea of political representation has challenged effectively orthodox accounts of constituency and interests. However, discussions of representation need to focus more on its dynamics prior to further work on its forms. To that end, the idea of the representative claim is advanced and defended. Focusing on the representative claim helps us to: link aesthetic and cultural representation with political representation; grasp the importance of performance to representation; take non-electoral representation seriously; and to underline the contingency and contestability of all forms of representation. The article draws upon a range of sources and ideas to sketch a new, broader and more complex picture of the representative claim which — despite the complexity — helps us to reconnect representation theory to pressing real-world challenges.

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Authors
Saward, M.
Affiliations
The Open University (GB)
Corresponding author
Saward, Michael
ORCID
Saward, Michael
Venue
Contemporary Political Theory
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2006-07-27
Volume
5
Issue
3
Pages
297-318
ISSN
  • 1470-8914 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-9336
DOI
10.1057/palgrave.cpt.9300234
OpenAlex
W2023827092
Cited by
1,471
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
99.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
Locations
  • Contemporary Political Theory (publishedVersion)
  • Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
  • Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) (acceptedVersion)
  • Open Research Online (The Open University) (acceptedVersion)
  • Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Warwick (cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Philosophy and Ethics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Critical Theory and Political Philosophy
Keywords
political representation, representative claims, constituency, interest, performance, representation theory

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