Communication networks of German legislators: The case of Bavaria |
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Authors: | Werner J Patzelt |
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Institution: | Technical University , Dresden |
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Abstract: | This article analyses the communication network of German legislators with society. Using the ‘linkage approach’ to the study of political representation, and based on interviews and postal questionnaires administered to parliamentarians of the German state of Bavaria, the article discusses the personal linkages of legislators, their most important partners, their sources of information and political impulses, and their time budget devoted to ‘linkage activities’. |
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