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Opening up parliament in Argentina: the drug law reform debate
Florencia Corbelle analyses the growing influence in Argentina of civil society, in the design and debate of public policies in the legislative arena, using the 2011 drug law reform debate as ...
Looking for Bharmouri: Thakur Singh as representative and representation
Dr Richard Axelby hoped to interview Thakur Singh Bharmouri about recent political developments, as he journeyed along the rough road through the mountains to Bharmour, ancient capital of Chamba ...
Performing Representation: Women Members in the Indian Parliament
Professor Shirin Rai's and Dr Carole Spray's Performing Representation: Women Members in the Indian Parliament (OUP 2018) is the first comprehensive analysis of women in the Indian parliament. Offering a ...
Policy Brief: Parliament-Public Engagement in Ethiopia: Selected Notes and Case Studies on a Politically Fragile State
Dr Meheret Ayenew, Nega Wube, and Tsedey Mekonnen conducted research and wrote this policy brief on the relationship between people and parliamentarians in Ethiopia. Ayenew et al here makes ...