Parliaments and Citizens
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Library of Legislative Studies
ISBN-10
041558969X
ISBN-13
9780415589697
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 14th, 2013
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
582 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 15.60 x 2.20 cms
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This book assesses the relationship between parliaments and citizens in a wide range of case studies. It explores the extent to which the last decade has brought significant changes to this relationship. This book was published as a special issue of Journal of Legislative Studies.
The relationship between parliaments and citizens is one of the least studied subjects in legislative studies, yet this is a crucial dimension to understand parliaments and the role they play in our political systems. Furthermore, this relationship has gained considerable visibility over the last decade thanks in part to the development of new media, but also as a reaction to the trends of political apathy. In a context of increasing political disengagement, parliamentary discourse shifted attention from the traditionally predominant relationship with government to the relationship with citizens. Issues of legitimacy became more directly associated with the link between parliament and citizens, resulting in investment in new and more complex mechanisms for contact with citizens, even in the more centralised systems.
This book looks at a wide range of case studies across Europe and beyond, assessing overall strategies in the move towards stronger engagement with citizens. It assesses the extent to which the shift in discourse has led to actual changes in parliamentary practice.
This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies.
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