LEADER 03443oam 2200673I 450 001 9910970935503321 005 20251116162126.0 010 $a1-136-82842-7 010 $a0-203-08692-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203086926 035 $a(CKB)2670000000612099 035 $a(EBL)2034054 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001482938 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11818945 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001482938 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11422600 035 $a(PQKB)10109569 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2034054 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2034054 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11048348 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL775102 035 $a(OCoLC)908512201 035 $a(OCoLC)912315863 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB138161 035 $a(BIP)63439695 035 $a(BIP)10807702 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000612099 100 $a20180331d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSouthern European parliaments in democracy /$fedited by Cristina Leston-Bandeira 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (200 p.) 225 1 $aLibrary of Legislative Studies, ;$v1460-9649 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a0-415-35888-4 311 08$a1-136-82835-4 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction: Southern European Parliaments in Democracy; 2 The Italian Parliament: In Search of a New Rule?; 3 Much Ado about Something? Parliamentary Politics in Italy Amid the Rhetoric of Majority Rule and an Uncertain Party System; 4 Internalising the Lessons of Stable Democracy: The Portuguese Parliament; 5 The Hellenic Parliament: The New Rules of the Game; 6 The Spanish Parliament in a Triangular Relationship, 1982-2000 ; 7 Parliament and Citizenship in Spain: Twenty-Five Years of a Mismatch? 327 $a8 Volatility in Politics, Stability in Parliament: An Impossible Dream? The Turkish Grand National Assembly during the Last Two Decades9 Conclusion: The Impact of Democratic Practice on the Parliaments of Southern Europe; Index 330 $aSouthern European Parliaments in Democracy analyses the development of the parliaments of Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey since the mid-1980s. This book considers the challenges of the transition to democracy and outlines how the Parliaments of Southern Europe have adapted to the pressures of a democratic polity. Its focus is an assessment of the main changes that have taken place since the periods of transition to democracy right up to the present day. Chapters are country specific and consider a variety of indicators, from legislation and scrutiny to the social background of MPs. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies. 410 0$aLibrary of legislative studies. 606 $aLegislative bodies$zEurope, Southern 606 $aRepresentative government and representation$zEurope, Southern 606 $aDemocracy$zEurope, Southern 615 0$aLegislative bodies 615 0$aRepresentative government and representation 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a328.4/009/045 701 $aLeston-Bandeira$b Cristina$01863441 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970935503321 996 $aSouthern European parliaments in democracy$94470080 997 $aUNINA