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Role Orientations and their Sources Among Elected Representatives in English Local Politics

Previous articleNext article No AccessArticlesRole Orientations and their Sources Among Elected Representatives in English Local PoliticsK. NewtonK. Newton Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Politics Volume 36, Number 3Aug., 1974 Sponsored by the Southern Political Science Association Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2307/2129247 Views: 9Total views on this site Citations: 16Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1974 Southern Political Science AssociationPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Kelly Blidook, Royce Koop, Jack Lucas Municipal Representation Style and Focus: Evidence from Canadian Mayors and Councillors, Representation 32 (Oct 2021): 1–20.https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2021.1993317Catherine Needham, Catherine Mangan, Karin Bottom, Steven Parker Elected Officials in an Era of Austerity: Stewards, Mediators, and Catalysts, (Jun 2021): 955–973.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29980-4_18Catherine Needham, Catherine Mangan, Karin Bottom, Steven Parker Elected Officials in an Era of Austerity: Stewards, Mediators, and Catalysts, (Mar 2020): 1–19.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03008-7_18-1Olle Folke, Johanna Rickne Who wins preference votes? An analysis of party loyalty, ideology, and accountability to voters, Journal of Theoretical Politics 32, no.11 (Jan 2020): 11–35.https://doi.org/10.1177/0951629819893028Chloé Janssen, Mihail Chiru, Lieven De Winter Between Parties and Voters: Candidates’ Role Conception in the Belgian Partitocracy, (Nov 2018): 313–339.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96460-7_11Tristan Klingelhöfer Politische Rollenbilder, (Apr 2017): 255–295.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-16398-3_8Michael Thrasher, Galina Borisyuk, Mary Shears, Colin Rallings Councillors in Context: The Impact of Place upon Elected Representatives, Local Government Studies 41, no.55 (Mar 2015): 713–734.https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2015.1020372David Karlsson The Hidden Constitutions: How Informal Political Institutions Affect the Representation Style of Local Councils, Local Government Studies 39, no.55 (Oct 2013): 681–702.https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2012.670748David Karlsson Who do the local councillors of Europe represent?, (Mar 2013): 97–119.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01857-3_6James W. Lamare Representational roles and proportional representation in New Zealand, The Journal of Legislative Studies 4, no.33 (Sep 1998): 17–32.https://doi.org/10.1080/13572339808420562Donley T. Studlar, Ian McAllister The electoral connection in Australia: Candidate roles, campaign activity, and the popular vote, Political Behavior 16, no.33 (Sep 1994): 385–410.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01498957Donald D. Searing Roles, Rules, and Rationality in the New Institutionalism, American Political Science Review 85, no.44 (Aug 2014): 1239–1260.https://doi.org/10.2307/1963944David Rosenberg The politics of role in local government: Perspectives on the role set of treasurers in their relationships to chief executives∗, Local Government Studies 10, no.11 (Jan 2008): 47–62.https://doi.org/10.1080/03003938408433126Yogendra K. Malik Role Perceptions and Role Evaluation of Indian Urban Political Elites: A Punjab Case Study, Asian Survey 23, no.99 (Sep 1983): 1062–1080.https://doi.org/10.2307/2644107 Herbert M. Kritzer Sources of Role Orientations: "Reality or Chance?", The Journal of Politics 37, no.44 (Oct 2015): 1048–1055.https://doi.org/10.2307/2129189R. A. W. Rhodes The lost world of British local politics?, Local Government Studies 1, no.33 (Jan 2008): 39–59.https://doi.org/10.1080/03003937508432655

Representational Role Types: A Research Note

As part of their state legislative research project, Professors Wahlke, Eulau, Buchanan, and Ferguson subjected Edmund Burke's classical phrasing of the dilemma of representation to an empirical examination. Burke postulated the style of representation in terms of either-or: the legislator is either a mere spokesman for his constituents or he represents them as he believes best. The 4-state survey findings did not bear Burke out; rather, they disclosed a trichotomy, three major representational role types, with a classification of “Politico” appearing along with “Delegate” and “Trustee.” The Politico expresses an overlap of both orientations, so that representative types can be conceived of along a continuum, rather than constituting two polar positions, with the Politico placed toward the mid-point. In numerical frequency, as well, the Politico type was also found to fall between the other two. Left to be determined is the universality of the 4-state formulation of representational roles.Over the last decade I have periodically observed the evolution of legislatures functioning in the American-administered regions of the Pacific. Here are to be found a number of under-developed societies, or to employ a more informative description, distinctive cultures in transitional status adapting introduced political forms to customary political practices. These traditional practices are fundamentally premised upon the resolving of differences through the reaching of consensus for taking political action.