20.500.12556/RUL-137985 (Im)perfect descriptive representation Slovenia in the spotlight The failure to ensure descriptive representation is one of the challenges facing democracy. In the literature, it is suggested that, among others, imperfect descriptive representation is connected to insufficient legitimacy as well as low trust in political institutions. This paper analyses the link between descriptive representation and both people’s satisfaction with the way democracy is working in practice and trust in political institutions in Slovenia which, despite 30 years of democratic rule, are characterised by persistent low trust and satisfaction levels. Considering longitudinal public opinion data and a database on the composition of the Slovenian parliament (eight terms) in terms of gender, age groups and education, we find that also in Slovenia especially women, the young, the elderly and those with a basic education are underrepresented, with this being reflected in trust in the parliament and people’s perception of the way in which democracy is working. Still, the fact such underrepresentation has continued for some time (regardless of certain changes) means these findings are only part of the explanation. true false true Angleški jezik Angleški jezik Slovenija; Članek v reviji 2022-07-07 10:16:53 2022-07-07 10:16:57 2022-09-15 04:16:08 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 Str. 271-294 no. 2 Vol. 18 Jun. 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 328:321(497.4) 1801-3422 10.2478/pce-2022-0012 114184195 Johannsen_Krasovec_Cehovin_PCE.pdf Johannsen_Krasovec_Cehovin_PCE.pdf 1 87C41ACB17E6601EA17401E95FC02D88 2f5547d8eae3b63f1ef1913ac986d3cba9e671410a8018d1ca6c35f274d73d5b 10b44bdb-fdcd-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=158119 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0