In person icon Analysing Parliamentary Structures in Comparative Perspective

Abstract

The organisation of legislatures crucially affects the conduct and outcomes of representative democracy in lots of ways. For example, committees support parliaments in efficiently carrying out many important tasks. However, these and other structures, such as the nature of uni- or bi-cameralism, but also the existence of friendship groups or else, vary in terms of processes, memberships, effectiveness, outputs, and influence on parliamentary work. This panel explores these and other themes to help advance our study of parliamentary structures.

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