The last years have seen a surge of debates and research on the impact of digitalisation on democracy and state institutions. Interestingly, neither strand of debate has discussed the transformation of parliaments and parliamentary democracy in a digital world. In this paper, we will argue that we need a theory of parliament for the digital age and that discussions of societal and democratic transformations cannot be conducted without reference to specific institutions.

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Parliaments in the Digital Age – Building Blocks for a Theoretical Framework

  • Christoph Konrath,
  • Anna Rathmair

摘要

The last years have seen a surge of debates and research on the impact of digitalisation on democracy and state institutions. Interestingly, neither strand of debate has discussed the transformation of parliaments and parliamentary democracy in a digital world. In this paper, we will argue that we need a theory of parliament for the digital age and that discussions of societal and democratic transformations cannot be conducted without reference to specific institutions.