I. INTRODUCTION
while Pitkin’s multifaceted conception of representation is well known and widely cited, the connections among its dimensions are frequently ignored in practice. Many empirical studies treat different dimensions of representation as alternatives and equally valid conceptions among which scholars may pick and choose. Every research acknowledging the multidimensional nature of representation and focusing on more than one dimension typically treats those dimensions as separate and distinct (Mishler and Mughan, 1978; Mash and Norris, 1997).