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Parliaments and Democratic Resilience: Trust, Capacity, and Performance

Democracy
Gender
Institutions
Parliaments
Coalition
Negotiation
Agenda-Setting
Policy Change
S36
Patrícia Calca
Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon
Flemming Juul Christiansen
Roskilde University

Endorsed by the ECPR Standing Group on Parliaments


Abstract

In an era characterised by growing uncertainty, the stability of political institutions is of utmost importance. The idea of democratic resilience implies the performance of parliaments as being vital for the functioning of modern representative democracy via MP’s democratic mandate resulting from the trust expressed by the electorate. Consequently, government and opposition parties have distinct roles within the parliamentary arena. The capacity of parliaments - regarding the administration, policy expertise and communication - affect policy outputs and outcomes with a major impact on citizens’ day to day life.
Code Title Details
P029 Agenda-Control by Individual Ministers, and Effect on Legislative Policy Output View Panel Details
P081 Coalitions and party alliances View Panel Details
P207 Historical Studies of Parliaments View Panel Details
P245 Legislative Bargaining: Votes, and Institutional Frameworks View Panel Details
P246 Legislative speeches – Methodological Advances View Panel Details
P304 Coalitions outside of Europe View Panel Details
P360 Public Trust and Parliaments View Panel Details
P366 Quitting parliament? Legislative career patterns in perspective View Panel Details
P418 The Capacity of Parliaments for Legislative Control View Panel Details
P437 The Legislative Organization of Gender Equality Issues View Panel Details