The anthropology of parliaments : entanglements in democratic politics /
Crewe, Emma, 1962-
The anthropology of parliaments : entanglements in democratic politics / Emma Crewe. - 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white).
"The Anthropology of Parliaments offers a fresh, comparative approach to analysing Parliaments and democratic politics, drawing together rare ethnographic work by anthropologists and politics scholars from around the world. Crewe's insights deepen our understanding of the complexity of political institutions. She reveals how elected politicians navigate relationships by forging alliances and thwarting opponents; parliamentary buildings are constructed as sites of work, debate and the nation in miniature; and politicians and officials engage with hierarchies, continuity and change. This book also proposes how to study parliaments through an anthropological lens while in conversation with other disciplines. The dive into ethnographies from across Europe, the US, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa demolishes hackneyed geo-political categories and culminates in a new comparative theory about the contradictions in everyday political work. This important book will be of interest to anyone studying parliaments but especially those in the disciplines of anthropology and sociology; politics, legal and development studies; and international relations"--
9781003084488 1003084486 9781000182316 1000182312 9781000188943 1000188949 9781000185492 1000185494
Legislative bodies.
Parliamentary practice.
Democracy.
Comparative government.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy
JF511 / .C74 2021eb
328.3
The anthropology of parliaments : entanglements in democratic politics / Emma Crewe. - 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white).
"The Anthropology of Parliaments offers a fresh, comparative approach to analysing Parliaments and democratic politics, drawing together rare ethnographic work by anthropologists and politics scholars from around the world. Crewe's insights deepen our understanding of the complexity of political institutions. She reveals how elected politicians navigate relationships by forging alliances and thwarting opponents; parliamentary buildings are constructed as sites of work, debate and the nation in miniature; and politicians and officials engage with hierarchies, continuity and change. This book also proposes how to study parliaments through an anthropological lens while in conversation with other disciplines. The dive into ethnographies from across Europe, the US, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa demolishes hackneyed geo-political categories and culminates in a new comparative theory about the contradictions in everyday political work. This important book will be of interest to anyone studying parliaments but especially those in the disciplines of anthropology and sociology; politics, legal and development studies; and international relations"--
9781003084488 1003084486 9781000182316 1000182312 9781000188943 1000188949 9781000185492 1000185494
Legislative bodies.
Parliamentary practice.
Democracy.
Comparative government.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy
JF511 / .C74 2021eb
328.3