How much legislating in a legislature? Democratisation, de-democratisation and beyond

Parliaments play a crucial role in political systems fulfilling the core functions of election, legislation, oversight and communication. They are key institutions of representative democracy and also serve legitimising purposes in authoritarian regimes and systems in transition. The past decade has...

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Published in:Theory and practice of legislation (Oxford, England) England), 2024-05, Vol.12 (2), p.101-108
Main Authors: Szymański, Adam, Siefken, Sven T., Mendoza-Botelho, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Democracy
Democratization
Evaluation
Executive power
Interpretation and construction
Legislation
Legislative bodies
Legislatures
Political science
Politics and government
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Summary:Parliaments play a crucial role in political systems fulfilling the core functions of election, legislation, oversight and communication. They are key institutions of representative democracy and also serve legitimising purposes in authoritarian regimes and systems in transition. The past decade has revealed broad and often unexpected changes for legislatures (we use the terms 'parliament' and 'legislature' interchangeably, here). New challenges led to adaptations in their operation, sometimes even to reestablishment and strengthening of parliaments. But in many political systems, legislatures have recently been weakened and it is more and more difficult for them to fulfil their main functions.
ISSN:2050-8840
2050-8859
DOI:10.1080/20508840.2024.2351317