History Of Parliamentary Democracy

Author : Peter H. Russell,Lorne Sossin
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442693371

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Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis by Peter H. Russell,Lorne Sossin Pdf

In November 2008, as the economic decline was being fully realized, Canada's newly elected minority government, led by Conservative Stephen Harper, presented a highly divisive fiscal update in advance of a proposed budget. Unable to support the motion, the Liberal and New Democratic Parties, with the backing of the Bloc Québécois, formed a coalition in order to seek a no-confidence vote and to form a new government. In response, Conservative cabinet ministers launched a media blitz, informing Canadians that the opposition was mounting a 'coup d'état.' Ultimately Governor General Michaëlle Jean allowed Parliament to be prorogued, the coalition fell apart, and a budget was accepted by the House in January 2009. However, widespread public uncertainty and confusion about the principles of government evident during the crisis revealed a grave lack of understanding about the mechanics and legalities of parliamentary democracy on the part of Canadians. With a foreword by former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis brings together journalists, political scientists, and leading constitutional experts to analyse the crisis and to discuss the nature of Canada's democracy. The contributors bring perspectives from both French and English Canada and cover all aspects of the crisis, including the prorogation of Parliament, the role of the governor general, the proposed Liberal-NDP coalition, the challenges of minority parliaments, and the now-evident rifts in the culture of Canadian democracy. Knowledgeable and comprehensive but still highly accessible, Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis provides a reasoned and timely response to Canada's parliamentary crisis of November 2008.

Author : Pasi Ihalainen,Cornelia Ilie,Kari Palonen
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781782389552

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Parliament and Parliamentarism by Pasi Ihalainen,Cornelia Ilie,Kari Palonen Pdf

Parliamentary theory, practices, discourses, and institutions constitute a distinctively European contribution to modern politics. Taking a broad historical perspective, this cross-disciplinary, innovative, and rigorous collection locates the essence of parliamentarism in four key aspects—deliberation, representation, responsibility, and sovereignty—and explores the different ways in which they have been contested, reshaped, and implemented in a series of representative national and regional case studies. As one of the first comparative studies in conceptual history, this volume focuses on debates about the nature of parliament and parliamentarism within and across different European countries, representative institutions, and genres of political discourse.

Author : Clyve Jones
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843837176

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A Short History of Parliament by Clyve Jones Pdf

This institutional history charts the development and evolution of parliament from the Scottish and Irish parliaments, through the post-Act of Union parliament and into the devolved assemblies of the 1990s. It considers all aspects of parliament as an institution, including membership, parties, constituencies and elections.

Author : Subhash C. Kashyap
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Democracy
ISBN : UOM:39015025389878

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History of Parliamentary Democracy by Subhash C. Kashyap Pdf

Author : Carl Schmitt
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1988-06-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0262691264

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The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy by Carl Schmitt Pdf

The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy offers a powerful criticism of the inconsistencies of representative democracy. Described both as "the Hobbes of our age" and as "the philosophical godfather of Nazism," Carl Schmitt was a brilliant and controversial political theorist whose doctrine of political leadership and critique of liberal democratic ideals distinguish him as one of the most original contributors to modern political theory. The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy offers a powerful criticism of the inconsistencies of representative democracy. First published in 1923, it has often been viewed as an attempt to destroy parliamentarism; in fact, it was Schmitt's attempt to defend the Weimar constitution. The introduction to this new translation places the book in proper historical context and provides a useful guide to several aspects of Weimar political culture. The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy is included in the series Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought, edited by Thomas McCarthy.

Author : Leslie Seidle,David C. Docherty
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773570825

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Reforming Parliamentary Democracy by Leslie Seidle,David C. Docherty Pdf

The authors address issues of representation - the move to a proportional electoral system in New Zealand, the unsuccessful attempt to establish a domestic head of state in Australia, and the reform of the British House of Lords - and demonstrate that citizens increasingly want legislative institutions to more closely reflect the societies they serve. To discuss responsiveness, the governance of indigenous communities and their place within the broader society in Canada and New Zealand are examined, as is the role of institutions other than legislatures that are involved in protecting minority rights and responding to various forms of diversity. A separate chapter analyses the basis for and merits of proposals to reform the Canadian House of Commons. In addition, authors review the dynamics of federalism, intergovernmental relations, and other processes of multi-level governance in Canada, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. Public debate about adapting governance processes to changing conditions and citizen values is a necessary condition of successful democracies and there is much to learn from progress and false starts in other parliamentary democracies. Contributors include Jonathan Boston (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), Paul Chartrand (consultant, Victoria, British Columbia), Stéphane Dion (minister of Intergovernmental Relations, Government of Canada), David Docherty, Mason Durie (Massey University), Robert Hazell (University College London), Christina Murray (University of Cape Town), Cheryl Saunders (University of Melbourne), Leslie Seidle, Jennifer Smith (Dalhousie University), and Lord Wakeham (former chairman of the Royal Commission on House of Lords Reform).

Author : Remieg Aerts,Carla van Baalen,Henk te Velde,Margit van der Steen,Marie-Luise Recker
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030277055

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The Ideal of Parliament in Europe since 1800 by Remieg Aerts,Carla van Baalen,Henk te Velde,Margit van der Steen,Marie-Luise Recker Pdf

This edited collection explores the perceptions and memories of parliamentarianism across Europe, examining the complex ideal of parliament since 1800. Parliament has become the key institution in modern democracy, and the chapters present the evolution of the ideal of parliamentary representation and government, and discuss the reception and value of parliament as an institution. It is considered both as a guiding concept, a Leitidee, as well as an ideal, an Idealtypus. The volume is split into three sections. The establishment of parliament in the nineteenth century and the transfer of parliamentary ideals, models and practices are described in the first section, based on the British and French models. The second part explores how the high expectations of parliamentary democracy in newly-established states after the First World War gradually started to subside into dissatisfaction. Finally, the last section attests to its resilience after the Second World War, demonstrating the strength of the ideal of parliament and its power to incorporate criticism. Examining the history of parliament through concepts and ideals, this book traces a transnational, European exchange of models, routines and discourse.

Author : David Beetham
Publisher : Inter-Parliamentary Union
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9789291423668

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Parliament and Democracy in the Twenty-first Century by David Beetham Pdf

Author : Catherine Buckie,Nova Scotia. House of Assembly. Office of the Speaker,Communications Nova Scotia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 1554572924

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Parliamentary Democracy in Nova Scotia by Catherine Buckie,Nova Scotia. House of Assembly. Office of the Speaker,Communications Nova Scotia Pdf

Author : Brent Rathgeber
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459728387

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Irresponsible Government by Brent Rathgeber Pdf

Irresponsible Government examines the failure of modern elected representatives to hold the government to account, and the erosion of parliamentary principles, which has led to the power imbalances plaguing modern government, all with a view on restoring accountability to Canadian politics.

Author : Kari Palonen,José María Rosales
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783847404682

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Parliamentarism and Democratic Theory by Kari Palonen,José María Rosales Pdf

The authors deal with the place of parliamentary politics in democracy. Apparently a truism, parliamentarism is in fact a missing research object in democratic theory, and a devalued institutional reference in democratic politics. Yet the parliamentary culture of politics historically explains the rise and fall of modern democracies. By exploring democracy from the vantage point of parliamentary politics, the book advances a novel research perspective. Aimed at revising current debates on parliamentary politics, democratization and democratic theory, the authors argue the role of the parliamentary culture of politics in democracy, highlighting the argumentative, debating experience of politics to recast both some of democratic theory’s normative assumptions and real democracies’ reform potential.

Author : Canada. Library of Parliament. Research Branch,Gerald Schmitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Opposition (Political science)
ISBN : OCLC:682808748

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The Opposition in a Parliamentary System by Canada. Library of Parliament. Research Branch,Gerald Schmitz Pdf

Author : Alfredo De Feo,Michael Shackleton
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030272135

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Shaping Parliamentary Democracy by Alfredo De Feo,Michael Shackleton Pdf

This book analyses nearly 100 original interviews with Members of the European Parliament from across the European Union who were active between 1979 and 2019. These interviews, preserved in the Historical Archives of the European Union at the European University Institute, capture the memories of the MEPs about their own roles and their assessment of what the parliament achieved in developing a European parliamentary democracy in the forty years following the first direct elections. The book offers a taste of the interviews in ten chapters, each of which corresponds to a specific theme presented in the archive: choosing the parliament, working inside the parliament machine, living inside the political groups, playing a part in major moments, influencing and shaping policy, scrutinizing and holding to account, making a mark beyond the EU, communicating the work of the parliament, keeping in touch with national societies, and looking to the future.

Author : Anna Björk ,Elena García Guitián ,Taru Haapala ,Pasi Ihalainen ,Hanna-Mari Kivistö ,Anna Kronlund ,Jussi Kurunmäki ,Raija-Leena Loisa ,Rosario López ,Anthoula Malkopoulou ,Kyösti Pekonen ,Onni Pekonen ,Antonio Rivera García ,Suvi Soininen ,Manuel Toscano ,Tuula Vaarakallio,Claudia Wiesner
Publisher : Ed. Universidad de Cantabria
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788481027013

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The Politics of Dissensus by Anna Björk ,Elena García Guitián ,Taru Haapala ,Pasi Ihalainen ,Hanna-Mari Kivistö ,Anna Kronlund ,Jussi Kurunmäki ,Raija-Leena Loisa ,Rosario López ,Anthoula Malkopoulou ,Kyösti Pekonen ,Onni Pekonen ,Antonio Rivera García ,Suvi Soininen ,Manuel Toscano ,Tuula Vaarakallio,Claudia Wiesner Pdf

The Politics of Dissensus inverts the traditional perspective on the study of parliamentary politics by focusing on its less obvious and less well-known aspects. Dissensus instead of consensus becomes the condition for the intelligibility of parliamentary politics. Such politics is indebted to the rhetorical culture of addressing issues from opposite perspectives and debating the alternatives pro et contra: no motion is approved without a thorough examination of, and confrontation among, imaginable alternatives. Establishing the openness of political debating, parliamentarism has become a distinctive historical contribution to the rise of parliamentary democracy. Parliament in Debate refers to the paradigmatic institution for political deliberation, the debates surrounding its legislative activity, as well as the supervision of government and administration. Parliament has become a fascinating object of scrutiny as a political institution adopted and developed by different political traditions. In a nutshell, the book retrieves the study of parliamentary politics to present political theory and action in the parliamentary mode. It is a book on the relevance of parliamentarism to the study of politics and a book on the comparative conceptual and institutional history of parliamentary politics. The Politics of Dissensus: Parliament in Debate is the outcome of an international team of contributors coordinated by two ongoing research projects, relying on a long-lasting international cooperation, namely the Academy of Finland project The Politics of Dissensus and the Spanish National Research Fund projects The Rhetorics of Democracy and The Civic Constellation.

Author : Monahan
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004621633

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Consent, Coercion and Limit by Monahan Pdf

The concepts of popular consent and limit as applied to the exercise of political authority are fundamental features of parliamentary democracy. Both these concepts played a role in medieval political theorizing, although the meaning and significance of political consent in this thought has not been well understood. In a careful, scholarly, and readable survey of the major political texts from Augustine to Ockham, Arthur Monahan analyses the contribution of medieval thought to the development of these two concepts and to the correlative concept of coercion. In addition, he deals with the development of these concepts in Roman and canon law and in the practices of the emerging states of France and England and the Italian city- states, as well as considering works in legal and administrative theory and constitutional documents. In each case his interpretations are placed in the wider context of developments in law, church, and administrative reforms. The result is the first complete study of these three crucial terms as used in the Middle Ages, as well as an excellent summary of work done in a number of specialized fields over the last twenty-five years.