Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament breaks new ground in the study of
legislatures. It combines mainstream historical and social science
approaches with cultural theory to consider how parliamentary
ritual is constructed through ceremony, space and socialisation.
The focus is on the marginalised groups especially women and
members of ethnic minorities who seek inclusion as representatives
in democratic legislatures. This book assesses aspects of the role
that ceremony and ritual in legislatures play, especially but not
exclusively, in their gendered and racialised dimensions. Within
this broad frame, it considers the impact of space, identity,
ritual and/or ceremony on the institutional form of parliament, how
power is shaped within it, how the behaviour of members is
facilitated, constrained and shaped, how power and rituals interact
to and how they impinge upon the relationships between
representative institutions and citizens. Contributions are
theoretical and empirical, comparative or single-country studies of
national or sub-national legislatures. They have interdisciplinary,
historical, or postcolonial perspectives that contribute to this
emerging field in the study of parliaments. This book was
previously published as a special issue of the Journal of
Legislative Studies.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Library of Legislative Studies |
| Release date: |
February 2011 |
| First published: |
2011 |
| Editors: |
Shirin M. Rai
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
144 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-55098-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Central government >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-415-55098-X |
| Barcode: |
9780415550987 |
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