Representing The Advantaged: How Politicians Reinforce Inequality

This book argues that a significant amount of bias in representation traces its roots to the information, opinions, and attitudes that politicians bring to office. It suggests that even if all voters participated equally, there would still be significant levels of bias in American politics because of differences in elite participation.

• • Author: Daniel M. Butler
• • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• • Publication Date: Jul 14, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 158 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1107075726
• • ISBN-13: 9781107075726