Speaking for the Voiceless? Representative Claims-Making on Behalf of Future Generations in Belgium

• Vermassen, Daan ^[1] ; Caluwaerts, Didier ^[1] ; Erzeel, Silvia ^[1]
  1. [1] Vrije Universiteit Brussel

     Vrije Universiteit Brussel

     Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad, Bélgica

     
• Localización: Parliamentary affairs: A journal of representative politics, ISSN 0031-2290, Vol. 76, Nº 3, 2023, págs. 579-599
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsac002
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• Resumen

  • Given that modern democracies face generation-transcending policy challenges, this study asks whether the interests of future generations are sufficiently taken into account in present-day parliamentary politics. Through analysis of parliamentary documents in Belgium (2010–2019), we examine whether present-day MPs make representative claims on behalf of future generations, how such claims are made and by whom. We find that MPs do formulate claims, but only to a limited extent and with little or no justification. Moreover, claims-making is driven by electoral-strategic considerations. Only those who hold prominent positions make claims for future generations and fewer claims are made in election years.

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