Sur les rapports entre majorite et minorite dans les assemblees parliamentaires, Vittorio Frosini; la representation dans le couvent; l'election de l'abbesse; democratie et droit canonique, Maria Teresa Guerra Medici; regional political representation in the Spanish monarchy during the ancien regime -the "junta general" of the kingdom of Galicia, Manuel Maria de Artaza; "the kinges most excellent majestie oute of his gracious discposicion" - the evolution of grace bills in English parliaments, 1547-1642, Michael A.R. Grave and Chris R. Kyle; the Castilian Assembly of the Clergy in the 16th century, Sean T. Perrone; members of parliament and their connections to constituencies in the 18th century - a study in quantitative political history, Yasushi Aoki; the making of the "Basque" political and representative institution (1839-1853), Joseba Agirreazkuenaga; the Austrians in the German National Assembly in 1848, Lothar Hobelt; the Italian Senate in the era of Giolitti and the House of Lords - some comparative insights, Francesco Soddu; between parliament and government - the position of the President in the discussion about the new German Constitution (1918-1919), Cristiana Senigaglia; the articulation of different parliaments, their inter-institutional relations in complex political unions -European Union, United States, Mercosur and the Russian Federation, Allan F. Tatham; the history of the institutions of Mercosul, Maria Claudia Drummond; reviews; abstracts of papers presented at the 47th ICHRPI Conference; ICHRPI/CIHAE newsletter.