Linking citizens and parties [electronic resource] : how electoral systems matter for political representation / Lawrence Ezrow. Ezrow, Lawrence. European Consortium for Political Research. Democracy. Political parties. Political participation. Voting. JC423 321.8 22 At foot of title: "ECPR". Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This text addresses familiar questions about political representation. These fundamental questions are paired with the empirical observation of Western European democracies during the last 30 years. The study highlights the pathways through which citizens' political preferences are expressed by their political parties. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xv, 182 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199572526.001.0001 eng Comparative politics Comparative politics.