Is it Still Worth Studying Parliaments?

Is it Still Worth Studying Parliaments?In the light of recent changes in societies, political systems and the global order, it is worth asking whether the study of parliaments is still relevant.Are they not institutions of the past?Arenas where the political game is played out but nothing important happens?Several factors might lead us to believe that parliaments are outdated on all sides and devoid of real power, and that political experts need to turn their attention to other phenomena, organs and institutions.However, we must avoid the prevailing pessimism and recall that parliaments are the main players in the fight against the crisis of representative democracy.More than ever, we need to study them and to think about how they can contribute, including by reforming themselves, to rebuilding public confidence in democratic systems and combating the outrages of populism.