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Politics, parliamentarians and the public: The politics of parliaments and constituency relations

23 May 2007 12:00-13:30 (GMT+00) - Public event, London

  • The final meeting in the series examines how the wider political system – constitutions, electoral systems and political parties – impact on the effectiveness of parliaments. It explores the issue of how MPs engage with their citizen-voters, and how this shapes the performance of both individual MPs and parliaments as a whole.

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    Speakers:
    Dr Rasheed Draman, Director of African Programmes, Canadian Parliamentary Centre (Ghana)
    Hon Dr Benjamin Kunbuor MP, Member of Parliament, Ghana
    Discussant:
    Dr William Shija, Secretary General, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
    Chair:
    Hugh Bayley MP, Chair, Africa APPG

     

  • An ODI and Africa All Party Parliamentary Group public event in the Parliaments and development: How can parliaments in developing countries contribute to poverty reduction? series.

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