books.google.com - In the European tradition, parliaments are central political institutions that play a crucial role in the development of democratic societies. No other institution regularly offers a public arena for open deliberation and dissent, for discussing opposite points of view and for reaching compromise solutions...http://books.google.com/books/about/European_Parliaments_Under_Scrutiny.html?hl=de&id=c077NeSGvXwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareEuropean Parliaments Under Scrutiny
