Parliaments and Citizens in Western Europe

Philip Norton (Lord Norton of Louth) is Professor of Government and Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull.

• Preface -- Contributors -- General Introduction /Philip Norton -- 1. Introduction: Linking Parliaments and Citizens /Philip Norton -- 2. The United Kingdom: Building the Link between Constituent and MP /Philip Norton -- 3. Parliament and Citizens in Germany: Reconciling Conflicting Pressures /Thomas Saalfeld -- 4. Parliament and Citizens in Italy: A Distant Relationship /Vincent Della Sala -- 5. Belgian MPs: Between Omnipotent Parties and Disenchanted Citizen-Clients /Lieven De Winter -- 6. Still Persecuting Civil Servants? Irish Parliamentarians and Citizen /Eunan O'Halpin -- 7. Parliament and Citizens in Portugal: Still Looking for Links /Cristina Leston-Bandeira -- 8. The European Parliament: Of Barriers and Removed Citizens /Mark Shephard and Roger Scully -- 9. Conclusion: Developing the Links /Philip Norton -- Index.