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1. Parliaments and Citizens

   Edited by Cristina Leston-Bandeira

   Series: Library of Legislative Studies

   The relationship between parliaments and citizens is one of the least studied subjects in legislative studies, yet this is a crucial dimension to understand parliaments and the role they play in our political systems. Furthermore, this relationship has gained considerable visibility over the...

   To Be Published June 2nd 2013 by Routledge
2. Southern European Parliaments in Democracy

   Edited by Cristina Leston-Bandeira

   Series: Library of Legislative Studies

   Southern 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...

   Published June 15th 2005 by Routledge
3. From Legislation to Legitimation

   The Role of the Portuguese Parliament

   By Cristina Leston-Bandeira

   Series: Library of Legislative Studies

   This book is unique as the only book on the Portuguese parliament in English. The Portuguese parliament is a valuable case study to understand the different stages of development of a newly democratic parliament. From Legislation to Legitimation shows that, as democracy developed, the role of the...

   Published June 23rd 2004 by Routledge