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Rai, Shirin M., ed. (2011) Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament. London: Routledge. (Library of Legislative Studies)

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Edited Book or Journal Volume
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > Department of Politics & International Studies
Subjects: J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
J Political Science
ISBN: 9780415550987
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315868400
Date Deposited: 05 Apr 2023 11:18
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/39251
Related URLs: https://www.rou ... k/9780415550987
Funders: Other

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