Politisk repræsentation i det danske lokaldemokrati
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https://doi.org/10.7146/politica.v57i2.153269Nøgleord:
politisk repræsentation, lokalpolitik, demokrati, surveyforskning, holdningsdannelseResumé
okalpolitikere har stor demokratisk betydning, men der er begrænset viden om, hvor godt de repræsenterer vælgerne. Det er svært at undersøge, da det kræver information om både borgernes og politikernes politiske præferencer i alle kommuner. Vi løser denne empiriske udfordring ved at sammenholde kommunalpolitikernes holdninger til et bredt udsnit af lokalpolitiske spørgsmål afrapporteret i en kandidattest før kommunalvalget i 2021 med en landsdækkende stratificeret spørgeskemaundersøgelse (n = 28.817). Vi finder en stærk sammenhæng mellem borgernes og politikernes holdninger på tværs af emner og kommuner. Vi undersøger også, om der er tegn på, at boligejerne er bedre repræsenteret end andre grupper. Vores analyser peger imidlertid på, at ejere og lejere for det meste er enige om lokalpolitiske spørgsmål, og at boligejernes repræsentationsfordel er proportional med deres størrelse i vælgerbefolkningen.
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