The Trace of Political Representation is a philosophical analysis of the discourses, practices, and effects of representation in political institutions, with an

Examines how ordinary citizens view the representative process in Congress.

Draws from political science, history, political theory, economics, and anthropology to answer the most important questions about political representation.

This is a book about the politics of representative democracy, written from the perspective of the politicians who make it work. Typically, political scientists

Being concerned with representation, this book is about an idea, a concept, a word. It is primarily a conceptual analysis, not a historical study of the way in