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Designing Deliberative Lobbying: Three Institutional Solutions for an Open Lobby Democracy

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Debates on lobbying regulation have focused overwhelmingly on transparency, yet disclosure alone does little to address the deeper democratic challenges of unequal power, narrow representation and public distrust. This article argues that lobbying regulation should be designed not only to make influence visible, but also to make it fairer and ...
Alberto Bitonti
wiley   +1 more source

The Erosion of Constitutionalism via Constitutional Entrepreneurship: Lessons from Slovakia

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2023 Slovak general election resulted in an illiberal coalition keen to transform the political regime following its Hungarian neighbour's post‐2010 example. Using the Slovak case, this article shows the key role of political party leaders’ constitutional entrepreneurship in the erosion of constitutionalism. Constitutional entrepreneurship
Darina Malová, Max Steuer
wiley   +1 more source

‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
wiley   +1 more source

Nordic legal overseers and institutional openness in crises: Challenges and adaptation during the COVID‐19 pandemic

open access: yesScandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We analyze challenges and adaptation strategies of Nordic legal overseers, the Parliamentary Ombudsmen and Chancellors of Justice in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, amid the COVID‐19 crisis. We study how the accountability capacities of the legal overseers were affected when standard practices of inclusive decision‐making were severed ...
Tero Erkkilä   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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