Challenging Parties, Changing Parliaments
Author: Miki Caul Kittilson
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 0814210155
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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 Pressure Groups in Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 1135068178
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 in Contemporary Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-23
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 1135254737
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 in Asia
Author: Nizam Ahmed
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-09-13
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 1135262012
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a description and assessment of Asian parliaments. It looks at the parliaments of India, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia and Nepal and assesses key variables that determine the impact of parliaments.
Southern European Parliaments in Democracy
Author: Cristina Leston-Bandeira
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-04-24
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 1136828427
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSouthern European Parliaments in Democracy analyses the development of the parliaments of Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey since the mid-1980s. This book considers the challenges of the transition to democracy and outlines how the Parliaments of Southern Europe have adapted to the pressures of a democratic polity. Its focus is an assessment of the main changes that have taken place since the periods of transition to democracy right up to the present day. Chapters are country specific and consider a variety of indicators, from legislation and scrutiny to the social background of MPs. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies.
The Scottish Parliament
Author: David Arter
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-06
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1135768765
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is unique in analysing the new Scottish Parliament from a systematically comparative perspective. Its basic premise is that since devolution in 1999 Scotland can be considered a Scandinavian-style democracy with several features of a Scandinavian-style parliament. The basic research question, therefore, is: 'Has the Scottish Parliament in its first four-year term manifested a Scandinavian-style politics in the sense that there has been a high incidence of inter-party negotiation within Parliament?' The architects of the Scottish Parliament saw the committees as the motor of a 'new politics' and gave them extensive powers. Outside Austria, only the Swedish and Icelandic committees have comparable powers. Accordingly, the study sets out to describe and analyse the workings of the committees in the Scottish, Swedish and Icelandic Parliaments. The concluding chapter also discusses the operation of the Danish, Finnish and Norwegian committees.
The Rise of the Norwegian Parliament
Author: Hilmar Rommetvedt
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1135774927
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Europeanisation of Parliamentary Democracy
Author: Katrin Auel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-05-04
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 1136753486
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis groundbreaking new study shows how the process of creating an ever closer European Union affects not only the policy-making, but also the politics and polity of the Member States. Empirical studies on the domestic impact of Europe identified different forms of Europeanization due to alternative mechanisms of internalising the new norms and rul
The Uneasy Relationships Between Parliamentary Members and Leaders
Author: Reuven Y. Hazan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-04-04
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 113526838X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe bases of uneasy member-leadership relations, their manifestation and sometimes resolution, and the consequences of member-leadership tension to effective parliamentary performace and policy-making are considered in studies ranging from Germany to the US and New Zealand and globally.
