This book is about the mundane, local, every day practices that constitutes democracy. Focusing on France and Finland, the book defines politicization as the ke

Finland celebrated its 85th year of independence in 2002. It is one of the thirteen countries of the world that have preserved their democracy uninterrupted sin

Parliamentary democracy is the most common regime type in the contemporary political world, but the quality of governance depends on effective parliamentary ove

During the First World War, conflicts between the people’s sacrifices and their political participation led to crises of parliamentary legitimacy. This volume