Parliaments are one of the main pillars of modern democracies but in dictatorships they are marginalised or entirely absent. During transitions from dictatorship to a more representative system of government, reformers invariably emphasis political emancipation and participation. They often cast aside equally important rights and freedoms and even denigrate them as impediments to political change. Continue reading Alternatives to Parliaments under Reactionary Democracies: What are the Lessons Learned from Palestine? (2014)