1st Edition
Southern European Parliaments in Democracy
Edited By Cristina Leston-Bandeira
Copyright 2005
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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Southern European Parliaments in Democracy analyses the development of the parliaments of Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey since the mid-1980s. This book considers the challenges of the transition to democracy and outlines how the Parliaments of Southern Europe have adapted to the pressures of a democratic polity. Its focus is an assessment of the main changes that have taken... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Hellenic Parliament: The new rules of the game 3. The Italian Parliament: In search of a new role? 4. Much Ado about Something?: Parliamentary politics in Italy amid the rhetoric of majority rule and an uncertain party system 5. Internalising the Lessons of Stable Democracy: The Portuguese parliament 6. Spanish Parliament in a Triangular Relationship, 1982-2000 7. Parliament and Citizenship in Spain: Twenty-five years of a mismatch? 8. Volatility in Politics, Stability in Parliament: An impossible dream? The Turkish Grand National Assembly during the last two decades 9. Conclusion
Biography
Lecturer in Legislative Studies at the University of Hull.
