Spatial Distance and Representation in Closed PR List: Revisiting the U-Curve Argument

Q2 Social Sciences Politics in Central Europe Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.2478/pce-2023-0023
Dejan Bursać, Dušan Radujko
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Abstract The authors are testing the patterns of geographical representation in single nationwide district closed-list PR systems, in the framework of an earlier study made by Latner and McGann (2005), who suggested that MPs mostly reside in central metropolitan areas, as well as in distant regions, to the detriment of descriptive representation of areas adjacent to the capital. In this way, spatial distance serves as an incentive for parties to nominate lists comprised mostly of candidates from metropolitan urban centres who can easily reach the mid-distance municipalities for campaigning and constituency service, but also of those candidates residing in peripheral regions in which there is some sort of political or ethno-cultural saliency, prompting the voters to prefer their local candidates over capital city politicians. Authors are offering a novel approach of measuring and comparing spatial distance to the data on representation of local administrative units and regional subdivisions of four countries (Montenegro, Netherlands, Serbia and Slovakia). While the findings indeed indicate overrepresentation of capital cities and underrepresentation of neighbouring areas, the representation of peripheral areas is not significantly pronounced and seemingly depends more on a contextual case-to-case basis than on a general pattern related to spatial distance producing political or ethno-cultural saliency.
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封闭PR表中的空间距离与表征:重新审视u曲线论证
在Latner和McGann(2005)的早期研究框架内,作者正在测试全国单一地区封闭列表公关系统的地理代表性模式,他们认为国会议员大多居住在中心大都市地区,以及偏远地区,这不利于首都附近地区的描述性代表性。通过这种方式,空间距离促使各政党提名的候选人名单主要包括来自大城市中心的候选人,这些候选人可以很容易地到达中距离的城市进行竞选活动和选区服务,但也包括那些居住在具有某种政治或种族文化显著性的外围地区的候选人,促使选民更喜欢当地候选人,而不是首都政治家。作者提出了一种测量和比较空间距离与四个国家(黑山、荷兰、塞尔维亚和斯洛伐克)的地方行政单位和区域细分的代表性数据的新方法。虽然调查结果确实表明首都城市的代表性过高,而邻近地区的代表性不足,但外围地区的代表性并不明显,似乎更多地取决于具体情况,而不是与空间距离产生政治或民族文化显著性相关的一般模式。
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Politics in Central Europe
Politics in Central Europe Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
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期刊介绍: POLITICS IN CENTRAL EUROPE – The Journal of the Central European Political Science Association is an independent and internationally peer-reviewed scientific journal in political science and international relations. The Journal was established in 2005 as the scientific review that publishes scientific essays, book reviews and information about conferences and other events connected with Central European issues. POLITICS IN CENTRAL EUROPE publishes politics, policy analysis, international relations and other sub-disciplines of political original, peer-reviewed manuscripts that provide scientific essays focusing on issues in comparative science, as well as original theoretical or conceptual analyses. All essays must contribute to a broad understanding of the region of Central Europe. Our goal is to give scholars from Central Europe and beyond the opportunity to present the results of their research.
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