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In virtually every democratic nation in the world, political representation is defined by where citizens live. In the United States, for example, Congressional Districts are drawn every 10 years as lines on a map. Why do democratic governments define political representation this way? Are territorial electoral constituencies commensurate with basic principles of democratic legitimacy? And why might our commitments to these principles lead us to endorse a radical alternative: randomly assigning citizens to permanent, single-member electoral constituencies that each looks like the nation they collectively represent? Using the case of the founding period of the United States as an illustration, and drawing from classic sources in Western political theory, this book describes the conceptual, historical, and normative features of the electoral constituency. As an institution conceptually separate from the casting of votes, the electoral constituency is little studied. Its historical origins are often incorrectly described. And as a normative matter, the constituency is almost completely ignored. Raising these conceptual, historical and normative issues, the argument culminates with a novel thought experiment of imagining how politics might change under randomized, permanent, national electoral constituencies. By focusing on how citizens are formally defined for the purpose of political representation, The Concept of Constituency thus offers a novel approach to the central problems of political representation, democratic legitimacy, and institutional design..
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Today, Stakeholder Management is a term commonly used to describe the policy towards all interest groups that have a stake in a company or an institution, but the crucial question is how this concept can be best applied to a company's context. In this book, companies using a Stakeholder Management tool give their first-hand account of how this tool enables them to successfully measure, monitor and manage their stakeholders' performance. The experience of these companies highlights how across different sectors and countries strong customer relationships, committed employees and successful relationships with suppliers can be created to stay at the forefront of today's global economy. Company contributions are complemented by expert articles about current business topics such as Performance Measurement, Balanced Scorecard and Data Mining methodologies.

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In virtually every democratic nation in the world, political representation is defined by where citizens live. In the United States, for example, Congressional Districts are drawn every 10 years as lines on a map. Why do democratic governments define political representation this way? Are territorial electoral constituencies commensurate with basic principles of democratic legitimacy? And why might our commitments to these principles lead us to endorse a radical alternative: randomly assigning citizens to permanent, single-member electoral constituencies that each looks like the nation they collectively represent? Using the case of the founding period of the United States as an illustration, and drawing from classic sources in Western political theory, this book describes the conceptual, historical, and normative features of the electoral constituency. As an institution conceptually separate from the casting of votes, the electoral constituency is little studied. Its historical origins are often incorrectly described. And as a normative matter, the constituency is almost completely ignored. Raising these conceptual, historical and normative issues, the argument culminates with a novel thought experiment of imagining how politics might change under randomized, permanent, national electoral constituencies. By focusing on how citizens are formally defined for the purpose of political representation, The Concept of Constituency thus offers a novel approach to the central problems of political representation, democratic legitimacy, and institutional design..
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Modern legislators are increasingly motivated to serve their constituents in personal ways. Representatives act like ultimate ombudsmen: they keep in close touch with their constituents and try to cultivate a relationship with them based on service and accessibility. The Personal Vote describes the behavior of representatives in the United States and Great Britain and the response of their constituents as well. It shows how congressmen and members of Parliament earn personalized support and how this attenuates their ties to national leaders and parties.

The larger significance of this empirical work arises from its implications for the structure of legislative institutions and the nature of legislative action. Personalized electoral support correlates with decentralized governing institutions and special-interest policy making. Such systems tend to inconsistency and stalemate. The United States illustrates a mature case of this development, and Britain is showing the first movements in this direction with the decline of an established two-party system, the rise of a centrist third party, greater volatility in the vote, growing backbench independence and increasing backbench pressure for committees and staff.

This book is essential for specialists in American national government, British politics, and comparative legislatures and comparative parties.

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Leading a Law School is an authoritative, insider s perspective on the ins and outs of the higher education industry and the strategic thinking behind operating a law school. Featuring deans representing some of the most highly recognized legal education programs, this book provides a broad, yet comprehensive overview of the current state and future shape of law school management. Discussing the evolution of the role and responsibilities of the dean and the art of balancing the school s mission with its economic realities, authors provide valuable insights into the business and offer indispensable advice for success. Raising critical points around the importance of national rankings as well as other benchmarks of success, these leaders offer strategies for establishing their school as a highly ranked center of educational excellence. From developing new programs of study and leading the educational team to driving institution recognition and obtaining financial resources, these authorities articulate the finer points around the business now, and what will hold true into the future. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great minds of today, as experts explore in detail what it takes to build and sustain the organizations that educate the future's great legal authorities.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Earl F. Martin, Dean, Gonzaga University School of Law - "Mission-Focused Leadership"

2. Mary Crossley, Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Law - "The Essential Three Rs of Deanhood"

3. Raymond T. Nimmer, Dean, University of Houston Law Center - "Outreach, Balance, and Vision"

4, David E. Van Zandt, Dean, Northwestern University School of Law - "Law School Leadership in the Changing World"

5. David A. Logan, Dean and Professor of Law, Roger Williams University School of Law - "The Role of the Dean: Three Challenges"

6. Cliff Thompson, Professor and Dean Emeritus, University of Wisconsin Law School - "Thoughts and Counsel for the New Dean"

7. Brad Saxton, Dean and Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University School of Law - "It Takes a Community Reflections on the Role of the Dean in Efforts to Help a Law School Succeed"

8. Richard A. Matasar, President and Dean, New York Law School - "Educating for the Future: Serving Students to Create Value".
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Ten innovative ethnographic projects demonstrate how new and more complicated locations of researchfrom the boardrooms of multinational corporations to the chat rooms of the Internetare giving rise to shifts in the character of both fieldwork and fieldworker. They also affirm that social scientists participate in a regime of power and knowledge similar to those found in corporations, the military, finance, politics, and science and technology..
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China’s rise as a major trading power has prompted debate about the nature of that country’s involvement in the liberal international economic order. China’s Foreign Trade Policy sheds light on this complex question by examining the changing domestic forces shaping China’s foreign trade relations.

Specifically, this book explores the evolving trade policymaking process in China by looking at:

• China’s WTO accession negotiation
• China’s bilateral trade disputes
• The development of China’s antidumping regime
• China’s emerging trade disputes in the WTO.

In addition, Ka Zeng examines how lobbying patterns in China are becoming more open and pluralistic, with bureaucratic agencies, sectoral interests, regional interests, and even transnational actors increasingly able to influence the process and outcome of China’s trade negotiations.

Using case studies of China’s trade disputes with its major trading partners, as well as China’s participation in the dispute settlement process of the World Trade Organization, to present an in-depth analysis of China’s trade relations, this book will appeal to students and scholars of international political economy, Chinese politics and foreign policy, and more generally Asian studies.

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Citation Details
Title: The broadening horizon for physician executives: the six constituencies of health care.(Career Choices)
Author: Raymond J. Fabius
Publication:Physician Executive (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 33 Issue: 3 Page: 72(3)

Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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"What is representation?" is a question that has been raised and discussed many times. In Bringing Representation Home, Michael A. Smith strays from the norm by asking instead, "How can we discover what representation is?" In pursuing the answer to this question, Smith focuses on what representation is in practice, not what it is in theory. Over the course of two legislative sessions, Smith interviewed and observed twelve state representatives in an effort to better understand and define their approaches to representation..
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