Legislative Decline in the 21st Century : A Comparative Perspective (Paperback)

Introduction: Vulnerable Legislatures in the Era of Strong Executives. Michael L. Mezey 1. Comparing Legislatures in Moldova and Macedonia. William Crowther 2. The Rise of Powerful Executives: Comparing the Ukrainian and Russian Legislatures. Irina Khmelko, Oleksii Bruslyk, Edward Rakhimkulov 3. A New Parliament in the Economic Crisis: Slovenia’s National Assembly, 2008-2016 Drago Zajc 4. Poland: The Road to Authoritarianism is Paved by Gradual Majoritarian Shifts Monika Nalepa 5. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey: A Decline in Legislative Capacity Omer Faruk Genckaya 6. The Decline of the Lok Sabha in India: The Impact of Party Polarization, Rise of the Media, and the BJP’s Dominance on Parliamentary Efficacy. Milind Thakar 7. The Legislature as a Tool, Executives’ Power Grab and Civilian Authoritarianism: The Bangladesh Case Ali Riaz 8. Changes in Executive-Legislative Relationship: A Comparative Analysis of Turkey and Central European Countries Adam Szyma?ski 9. Democracy, Legislatures and Business Conditions in Post-Authoritarian African Regimes Isabelle Cote and Rick Stapenhurst 10. Legislative-Executive Relations in Post-Junta Myanmar Anthony Staddon 11. Mexico: The Rise of Presidential Populism and the Decline of Congress Khemvirg Puente 12. The Decline of the Hungarian Legislature since 2010 Csaba Nikolenyi 13. The Upsurge of Right-wing Populism in Germany Julia Schwanholz, Marcel Lewandowsky, Christoph Leonhardt, Andreas Blatte Conclusion: A Theory of Global Legislative Decline? John Ishiyama