Democracy in Practice: Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament

Rai, S.; Johnson, R.

This collection makes a compelling case for the importance of studying ceremony and ritual in deepening our understanding of modern democratic parliaments. It reveals through rich case studies that modes of behaviour, the negotiation of political and physical spaces and the creation of specific institutional cultures, underpin democracy in practice

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349472444

DOI: 10.1057/9781137361912

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 275