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1. Parliaments, Citizens and Democracy in Scandinavia

   A Comparative Audit

   By David Arter, Tapio Raunio

   Series: Library of Legislative Studies

   This book seeks to provide a systematic and systematically comparative evaluation of the links between parliaments, parliamentarians and citizens in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. It provides critical insights not only into the dynamics of representative democracy but also into the...

   To Be Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
2. National Parliaments within the Enlarged European Union

   From 'Victims' of Integration to Competitive Actors?

   Edited by John O'Brennan, Tapio Raunio

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book presents a wide range of perspectives on the role of national parliaments in EU politics and policy-making. Many accounts of the role of national parliaments portray them as passive victims of European integration. This study instead examines their role within the EU policy-making process...

   Published June 25th 2009 by Routledge
3. Finland in the European Union

   By Tapio Raunio, Teija Tiilikainen

   With a focus on governmental institutions, this book explores the ways in which EU membership has altered the balance of power among key political actors. The authors discuss cultural adaptation to integration, as well as examining the views of the elite and voters. The transformation in national...

   Published February 28th 2003 by Routledge