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“…Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction: Southern European Parliaments in Democracy; 2 The Italian Parliament: In Search of a New Rule?…”
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“…The Parliaments of Autonomous Nations: An Introduction / Guy Laforest and André Lecours -- 1 The Catalan Parliament's Contribution to the Consolidation and Development of Self-Government and the Defence of Catalonia's National Identity / Carles Viver Pi-Sunyer and Mireia Grau Creus -- 2 The Parliament of the Basque Country and the National Issue: The Weaknesses of a Strong Identity / Alberto López Basaguren -- 3 The Parliament of Galicia / José Julio Fernández Rodríguez -- 4 The Flemish Parliament and Its Role in a Bipolar Federal System / Martine Goossens and Michiel Elst -- 5 The Parliament of Quebec: The Quest for Self-Government, Autonomy, and Self-Determination / François Rocher and Marie-Christine Gilbert -- 6 The Scottish Parliament / Michael Keating -- 7 The Assembly of Northern Ireland: Hope and Constraint / Guy Laforest -- 8 The Parliament of Canada / André Lecours -- 9 The Westminster Parliament and Territorial Politics in the United Kingdom / Alan Trench -- 10 The Spanish Parliament: Its Role in the Definition of the National Community and the Politics of National Unity / César Colino -- Conclusion / Guy Laforest and André Lecours…”
“…The book features photographs of the plenary chamber in the parliaments of the twenty-eight European Union member states and the two European Parliaments in Brussels and Strasbourg. …”
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“…The Origin and Growth of European Parliaments until the Fifteenth Century -- 2. Parliaments in a Time of Change: Europe in the Fifteenth Century -- 3. …”
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“…The Law and Custom of a New Parliament: The European Parliament -- Sionaidh Douglas-Scott -- Part Two Parliaments and the Executive -- 6. …”
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“…""6 Evolution of Parliament Executive Relations in Zambia""""7 Longitudinal View on Ghana's Parliamentary Practices""; ""8 People, Party, Politics, and Parliament: Government and Governance in Namibia""; ""9 Parliament and Dominant Party System in Ethiopia""; ""10 Parliament as Machinery for Political System Control: The Inner Workings of Bunge, Tanzania""; ""11 A Decade of Legislature Executive Squabble in Malawi, 1994-2004""; ""12 The South African Parliament's Failed Moment""; ""13 Conclusions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""…”
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“…Introduction: European Parliament's Political Groups in Turbulent Times -- 2. Negotiating Power and Democracy in Political Groups Formation in the European Parliament -- 3. …”
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“…Introduction: Parliaments as Peacebuilders; Figure 1.1 Model of Parliamentary Power; 2. The Nexus Among Parliaments, Poverty Reduction, and Conflict Prevention; Figure 2.1 The Conflict Cycle; 3. …”
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“…Prihatini -- Substantive representation in Malaysian legislatures : Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) and state assemblies / Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan -- Filipino women's substantive representation in electoral politics / Jean Encinas-Franco -- Timor Leste : substantive representation of women by parliamentarians and gender equality / Sara Niner & Therese Thi Phuong Tam Nguyen -- Women's substantive representation in the Parliament of Bangladesh : understanding key trends and tensions / Syeda Lasna Kabir -- Substantive representation of women parliamentarians and gender equality in Nepal / Aashiyana Adhikari -- Towards advancing substantive representation of women in parliament : case study of Sri Lanka / Ruwanthi Jayasekara -- Conclusion : comparing women's representation in Asian parliaments / Devin K. …”
“…As of the year 2022, no country in Asia has gender parity in its parliament. Meanwhile the proportion of national level women parliamentarians in Asia averages a mere 20%. …”
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“…Parliaments in East Asia : between democracy and "Asian" characteristics? / Lam Peng Er -- The Singapore parliament : representation, effectiveness, and control / Kenneth Paul Tan -- The role of the People's Congress system in China's politics / Li Jianyong -- Vietnam's National Assembly's institutionalization and transformed functions / Pham Ngoc Thach -- The Thai parliament : a weak cornerstone in the building of democracy / Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee -- The path toward a more substantial democracy? …”