National Parliaments As a Global Institution - An Institutionalist View

This book considers national parliaments as a global institution to explore how legislatures symbolize, sanctify, and naturalize the nation-state as the component part of world society.

List of contents

• Preface


• 1: Introduction


• 2: National Parliament: Formation of the Standard and its Variations


• 3: Global Consultancy of Parliaments and Parliamentarism


• 4: National Parliament and the Worldwide Institutionalization of Politics


• 5: The Frontstage and Backstage of Parliamentary Politic


• 6: Synchronization of National Policies


• 7: Conclusion


• Nations and Parliaments: A Postscript


• Bibliography

About the author

Pertti Alasuutari is Professor of Sociology at Tampere University. He previously served as Academy Professor, funded by the Research Council of Finland, and his previous works include Epistemic Governance, with Ali Qadir, The Synchronization of National Policies, and National Policy-Making.

Product details

• Authors: Pertti (Professor of Sociology Alasuutari, Alasuutari Pertti
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.02.2025
• EAN: 9780192843623
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284362-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Comparative Politics, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes