From Legislation to Legitimation

<p>This book is unique as the only book on the Portuguese parliament in English. The Portuguese parliament is a valuable case study to understand the different stages of development of a newly democratic parliament. <em>From Legislation to Legitimation</em> shows that as democracy developed the role of the Portuguese parliament changed considerably. Whereas in the first years of democracy the <em>Assembleia da Republica</em> was centred on its legislative role during the second decade its legitimation role expanded making scrutiny parliament's main function.</p>