Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe

Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe

Author: Philip Norton

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0714648345

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This second volume in this series that seeks to advance our understanding of Western European parliaments, explores the relationship between parliaments and pressure groups.


Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe

Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe

Author: Philip Norton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1135068178

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Pressure 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

Parliaments and Citizens in Western Europe

Author: Philip Norton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-07-24

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1000144127

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Citizens 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?


Parliaments in Contemporary Western Europe

Parliaments in Contemporary Western Europe

Author: Philip Norton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-23

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1135254664

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The 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

Parliaments and Governments in Western Europe

Author: Philip Norton

Publisher: Taylor & Francis US

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780714643854

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This 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.


Conscience and Parliament

Conscience and Parliament

Author: Philip Cowley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-10-12

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1136315802

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Considering how the British policy process deals with "conscience" issues, this book covers eight topics discussed by Parliament in the last quarter of a century - abortion, censorship, divorce, Sunday trading, homosexuality, war crimes, disability rights and animal welfare.


Parliaments in Asia

Parliaments in Asia

Author: Nizam Ahmed

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1135262012

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This 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.


Parliamentary Party Groups in European Democracies

Parliamentary Party Groups in European Democracies

Author: Knut Heidar

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-08-29

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 1134594755

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The partisan groups in parliament form the link between mass suffrage, parties and parliaments, and are generally accepted today as necessary instruments of parliamentary business. Parliamentary party groups are central actors in most European democracies. This volume analyses the manifestations and operations of these actors across thirteen different countries and in the European parliament.