{"product_id":"who-cares-about-representation-race-ethnicity-and-legitimacy-in-westminster-democracies-hardcover","title":"Who Cares about Representation?: Race, Ethnicity, and Legitimacy in Westminster Democracies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFeodor Snagovsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incisive analysis of how the election of ethnic-minority representatives affects people's support for their government, and of the diverging perceptions between minority and white voters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile almost every advanced democracy has become more ethnically diverse over the past century, ethnic minorities remain dramatically underrepresented in elected government positions in proportion to the general population. Do these differences in representation affect how voters perceive the legitimacy of the political system?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on surveys and election studies in Canada, Australia, and the UK, Feodor Snagovsky examines whether the ethnic composition of legislatures affects how responsive both white and non-white voters think their political system is to their interests. He finds only limited evidence that this descriptive representation shapes how ethnic-minority voters feel about their governments. More concerning is the belief among many ethnic-majority voters that the presence of non-white legislators threatens their own political interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Cares About Representation? \u003c\/i\u003echallenges our assumptions about why representation matters and reveals white grievance as a pressing problem for pluralism and liberal democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeodor Snagovsky \u003c\/b\u003eis an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. His work has been published in journals such as \u003ci\u003eParty Politics, Parliamentary Affairs, Government and Opposition, Electoral Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Political Science, \u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Australian Journal of Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 235\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48902345097465,"sku":"9780774872966","price":178.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/r8Osctu_WF9780774872966.webp?v=1787761449","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/who-cares-about-representation-race-ethnicity-and-legitimacy-in-westminster-democracies-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}