Long Hours, Uneasy Feelings: Parliamentary Work in Denmark, Finland and Sweden

• Mannevuo, Mona ^[1] ; Rinne, Jenni M ^[2] ; Vento, Isak ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Turku

     University of Turku

     Turku, Finlandia

     
  2. [2] University of Helsinki

     University of Helsinki

     Helsinki, Finlandia

     
• Localización: Parliamentary affairs: A journal of representative politics, ISSN 0031-2290, Vol. 75, Nº 3, 2022, págs. 558-575
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Politicians’ work pressure is gaining more attention in parliamentary studies. To participate in the discussion about governing under pressure, this article offers an interdisciplinary approach to investigate how representatives navigate within a flexible, limitless work culture. This article presents a new inquiry to re-examine contemporary political agency by combining cultural studies theories with empirical insights in Nordic countries. By analysing 52 semi-structured interviews with MPs in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, the study finds that politics attracts people who want to change the world, but these attributes may initiate a vicious cycle, taking the form of psychological strain.