Challenges to Parliamentary Democracy

Abstract

Throughout this volume, we have pointedly focused on accountability as a process of control rather than as >FTRI>an outcome, but both dimensions are clearly significant. The first part of this chapter more closely examines democratic accountability outcomes. Thereafter, we integrate the primary insights of this book about parliamentary democracy's strength & weaknesses, trends in parliamentary governance, & modifications to how we study political institutions. In the last section we contextualize this study amid present macro societal challenges, including the information technology revolution, the increasing power of the EU, globalization, & the growing capriciousness but also greater expectations of voters. 10 Tables, 89 References. K. Coddon