@article{1436178,
      recid = {1436178},
      author = {Coller, Xavier, and Sánchez-Ferrer, Leonardo,},
      title = {Politicians in hard times : Spanish and South European MPs  facing citizens after the Great Recession /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {This book analyses the Spanish parliamentary elites in a  comparative perspective within southern Europe. What has  been the impact of the Great Recession on the configuration  of parliaments and the diversity of legislators? Have new  parties delivered better representation of citizens in  terms of demographics (gender, age, social class), ideology  or political attitudes and beliefs? This original research  is based on a 2018 survey on members of two national  chambers and 17 regional parliaments. Comparing these data  with those of a simultaneous survey carried out on Spanish  citizens and with data from previous research a decade ago,  the book examines the changes that have occurred in  representation during the course of the Great Recession and  provides evidence of the growing distance between citizens  and parliamentary elites. Additionally, using data from the  Comparative Candidates Survey, the book compares the  ideological congruence between citizens and their  representatives in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece.  Xavier Coller is Professor in the Department of Political  Science at the Unversidad Nacional de Educacion a  Distancia, Spain. He has taught in several universities in  Europe and the US. He has authored or co-authored over a  hundred works on social theories, research methods,  collective identities, complex organizations, and political  elites. Leonardo Sanchez-Ferrer is Professor in the  Department of Political Science, University of Burgos,  Spain. He has taught and researched in different European  universities. He has authored or co- authored works on  public policies, educational reforms, voting, political  elites and leaders.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1436178},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70242-7},
}