Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pikalo, Jernej

Titel

Sie Wissen das nicht, aber sie tun es. American Congressional Rituals

Ist Teil von

• Teorija in praksa, 2000-09, Vol.37 (5), p.939-950

Erscheinungsjahr

2000

Quelle

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This article analyzes rituals in the US Congress. Congressional rituals are seen as a symptomatic practice that runs contrary to the common sense perception about rationality of parliaments. It is claimed that rituals, played out on the Hill, are on the one hand counterproductive for integration of the whole American nation, & on the other hand, productive for reproduction of dominant power relations. Rituals are not seen as something negative, but rather as equally important as adopting laws for Congress & its proceedings. 22 References. Adapted from the source document.