Title :

Contemporary challenges facing Parliament: Mutations in time, representativeness, transparency and accountability

Author(s) :

Cartier, Emmanuel [Auteur]
Centre de Recherche Droits et Perspectives du droit (CRDP) - ULR 4487
Centre de recherche Droits et perspectives du droit - ULR 4487 [CRDP]
Jonason, Patricia [Auteur]

Institution :

Université de Lille

Other organizations associated to the publishing :

Södertörn University

Publication date :

2020

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Droit

English abstract : [en]

Parliaments, which are the pillars of democracy, face many challenges to which they have to adapt. In this report the authors focus on some of these challenges. Emmanuel Cartier analyses the impact of the phenomenon of the ...
Show more >Parliaments, which are the pillars of democracy, face many challenges to which they have to adapt. In this report the authors focus on some of these challenges. Emmanuel Cartier analyses the impact of the phenomenon of the acceleration of time on the Parliament’s three functions: legislation, government oversight and scrutiny as well as the represention of society. The analysis is conducted comparatively and includes the Parliament of five European countries and the European Parliament. Patricia Jonason examines the challenges facing Parliament in terms of representativity, transparency and accountability of elected officials. The analysis focuses on the rules and mechanisms concerning the Swedish Riksdag and on the European standards.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille

Collections :

• Centre de Recherche Droits et Perspectives du droit (CRDP) - ULR 4487

Research team(s) :

L’Équipe de Recherche en Droit Public

Submission date :

2021-02-03T14:33:14Z
2021-06-18T13:31:20Z