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Parliament and democracy in the twenty-first century: A guide to good practice was written and edited by David Beetham, who also acted as Rapporteur of the Working Group associated with this project.

The Working Group on Parliaments' Contribution to Democracy was composed of international experts from a variety of professional backgrounds, and included parliamentarians, senior parliamentary staff, specialists in legislative strengthening, academics and journalists. Special attention was paid to ensuring geographical and gender balance within the group. Through a series of meetings and e-mail exchanges, the Working Group provided invaluable guidance during the project including constructive criticism of successive drafts of the text. Biographical information on members of the Working Group can be found in the Annex to this publication.

Significant research contributions were made by Randi Davis and Thomas Huyghebaert of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Alexandra Barrantes of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Scott Hubli (also a member of the Working Group) and Barry Driscoll of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI). Additional research was done by Sarah Bracking, Sarah Mosedale, and the IPU Secretariat.

Web references have been placed throughout the text to enable readers to obtain further information about the issues discussed in this Guide. They are indicated by a box, e.g.:

All links were active as of 1 April 2006. However, the constantly evolving nature of the Internet means that some of the links will inevitably not be available in the future.

These references represent only a tiny part of the information related to parliament and democracy available online. A more extensive, updated collection of web references can be found on the IPU website.

IPU is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites.

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Cover and illustrations by Aloys Lolo, Les Studios Lolos, Carouge, Switzerland.

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