02750oam 2200409 450 991077360220332120231204161643.01-00-308448-61-003-08448-6(CKB)5400000000003914(NjHacI)995400000000003914(MiAaPQ)EBC7245510(EXLCZ)99540000000000391420221224d2021 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe anthropology of parliaments entanglements in democratic politics /Emma CreweAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2021.1 online resource (229 pages) illustrations (black and white)1-000-18549-4 1-350-08960-5 1. Introducing Parliaments and Anthropology Part I: The sociality of parliaments 2. The Alchemy of Voting 3. Representing 4. Scrutiny of the State PART II: The Cultures of Parliaments 5. Rhythms of Performance 6. Riffs of Meaning 7. Rituals and Symbols in Politics Part III: Politics with the dial turned up 8. A sense of proportion 9. Improvising Together"The Anthropology of Parliaments offers a fresh, comparative approach to analysing Parliaments and democratic politics, drawing together rare ethnographic work by anthropologists and politics scholars from around the world. Crewe's insights deepen our understanding of the complexity of political institutions. She reveals how elected politicians navigate relationships by forging alliances and thwarting opponents; parliamentary buildings are constructed as sites of work, debate and the nation in miniature; and politicians and officials engage with hierarchies, continuity and change. This book also proposes how to study parliaments through an anthropological lens while in conversation with other disciplines. The dive into ethnographies from across Europe, the US, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa demolishes hackneyed geo-political categories and culminates in a new comparative theory about the contradictions in everyday political work. This important book will be of interest to anyone studying parliaments but especially those in the disciplines of anthropology and sociology; politics, legal and development studies; and international relations"-- Provided by publisher.Anthropology of ParliamentsPolitical anthropologyCongressesPolitical anthropology306.2Crewe Emma661833NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910773602203321The anthropology of parliaments3662366UNINA