Parliament buildings : the architecture of politics in Europe

As political polarisation undermines confidence in the shared values and established constitutional orders of many nations, it is imperative that we explore how parliaments are to stay relevant and accessible to the citizens whom they serve. The rise of modern democracies is thought to have found ph...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
Weitere Verfasser: Psarra, Sophia (HerausgeberIn), Staiger, Uta 1976- (HerausgeberIn), Sternberg, Claudia Schrag (HerausgeberIn), Melvin, Jeremy 1964- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : UCL Press, 2023
Schlagworte:Architectural structure & design Politics & government Anthropology European history Europa Parlamentsgebäude Architektur
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xxviii, 503 Seiten)
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Zusammenfassung:As political polarisation undermines confidence in the shared values and established constitutional orders of many nations, it is imperative that we explore how parliaments are to stay relevant and accessible to the citizens whom they serve. The rise of modern democracies is thought to have found physical expression in the staged unity of the parliamentary seating plan. However, the built forms alone cannot give sufficient testimony to the exercise of power in political life.
This volume brings together architecture, history, art history, history of political thought, sociology, behavioural psychology, anthropology and political science to raise a host of challenging questions. How do parliament buildings give physical form to norms and practices, to behaviours, rituals, identities and imaginaries? How are their spatial forms influenced by the political cultures they accommodate? What kinds of histories, politics and morphologies do the diverse European parliaments share, and how do their political trajectories intersect?
This volume offers an eclectic exploration of the complex nexus between architecture and politics in Europe. Including contributions from architects who have designed or remodelled four parliament buildings in Europe, it provides the first comparative, multi-disciplinary study of parliament buildings across Europe and across history.
Beschreibung:Enthält Literaturangaben und ein Register
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxviii, 503 Seiten) Illustrationen, Diagramme, 1 Karte, Pläne
ISBN:9781800085343
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DOI:10.14324/111.9781800085343
Zugangseinschränkungen:Open Access