Parliaments and Majority Rule in Western Europe
Author: Herbert Döring
Publisher:
Published: 1995-01-01
Total Pages: 700
ISBN-13: 9783593353098
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The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies
Author: Shane Martin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 785
ISBN-13: 0199653011
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLegislatures are arguably the most important political institution in modern democracies. The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies, written by some of the most distinguished legislative scholars in political science, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date description and critical assessment of the state of the art in this key area.
Parliaments in Contemporary Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-23
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1135254664
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe relationship between parliament and government is fundamental to a political system. In this volume, a distinguished team of specialists explore that relationship and consider to what extent parliaments have the capacity to constrain governments. Are there particular institutional features, such as specialisation through committees, that enhance their capacity to influence public policy?
Parliaments and Governments in Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780714643854
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume identifies and assesses the relationship between parliaments and governments, exploring especially the degree of specialisation within the legislature and its effect on the capacity of the legislature to scrutinise and influence government.
Puzzles of Government Formation
Author: Lieven De Winter
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2024-10-14
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781032926476
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comparative volume brings together a rational choice theory perspective and the empirical testing of these theories to study government formation.
Coalition Governments in Western Europe
Author: Wolfgang C. Müller
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 628
ISBN-13: 9780198297611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume presents a detailed empirical analysis based on a large cross-national data collection, covering the entire post-war period from 1945 to 1999.
Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 1135068186
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPressure groups are fundamental to pluralist societies. But what is the relationship between those groups and parliaments? This work explores the links between parliaments and pressure groups, assessing the extent and impact of the contact that occurs. Is pressure group activity beneficial to parliament? And what are the implications for the political system?
Parliaments and Citizens in Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-07-24
Total Pages: 201
ISBN-13: 1000144127
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCitizens elect the parliament, but what contract takes place between citizen and parliament in between elections? The authors assess the extent and nature of that contact. To what extent are members of parliament accessible to the ordinary citizen? And what are the implications for the legislature? Can there be too much, or too little, contact?
The New Parliaments of Central and Eastern Europe
Author: David M. Olson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780714642611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdopting a common research framework, the contributors analyse in detail the role and operations of parliaments in ten of the new democracies.
Comparative Constitutional Design
Author: Tom Ginsburg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-02-27
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1107020565
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAssesses what we know - and do not know - about comparative constitutional design and particular institutional choices concerning executive power and other issues.
