The paradox of democratic representation. On whether and how disagreement should be represented

The Theory and Practice of Legislation: Essays in Legisprudence

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 125-161

  Besson, Samantha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315236841-15     Document Type: Chapter

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