Democracy or Oligarchy? Unequal Representation of Income Groups in European Institutions

In this study we examine the representation of income groups in two EU-level institutions, the Council and the European Parliament. We find that the political positions of these institutions, and especially of the Council, are always on the right compared to European citizens, though closer to the w...

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Main Author: Lefkofridi, Zoe (author)
Other Authors: Giger, Nathalie (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v8i1.2526
Country:Portugal
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