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Author:   Cristina Leston-Bandeira (University of Hull, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780415589697

ISBN 10:   041558969
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   14 June 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Studying the Relationship between Parliament and Citizens 2. The Finnish Eduskunta: Still the Nordic ‘Vatican’? 3. Far Away, So Close: Parliament and Citizens in France 4. The Bundestag and German Citizens: More Communication, Growing Distance 5. The Paradoxes of Parliament–Citizen Connections in Hungary: A Window on the Political System 6. Parliament and Citizens in Italy: An Unfilled Gap 7. A Least Likely Case: Parliament and Citizens in the Netherlands 8. Developing Links Despite the Parties – Parliament and Citizens in Portugal 9. Parliament and Citizens in the United Kingdom 10. Parliaments and Citizens in Sub-Saharan Africa 11. Parliaments and Citizens in Latin America 12. Parliament and Citizens in Asia: The Bangladesh Case 13. Do Legislative Petitions Systems Enhance the Relationship between Parliament and Citizen? 14. How Are Parliaments Using New Media to Engage with Citizens? 15. Conclusion: Parliaments’ Endless Pursuit of Trust: Re-focusing on Symbolic Representation

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Cristina Leston-Bandeira is a Senior Lecturer in Legislative Studies at the University of Hull.

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