The impact of legislatures : a quarter-century of the journal of legislative studies /
The impact of legislatures : a quarter-century of the journal of legislative studies /
edited by Philip Norton.
- xiii, 503 pages : black and white illustrations
- Library of legislative studies .
- Library of legislative studies .
Introduction : a quarter-century of scholarship / I. Developing theory -- Rational-choice theory in legislative studies : models of politics without romanticism / Conditional agenda-setting and decision-making inside the European parliament / II. Comparing legislatures -- Introduction : comparing the legislative performance of legislatures / Social choice and comparing legislatures : constitutional versus institutional constraints / Rethinking bicameral strength : a three-dimensional approach / Conclusion. Questioning the ‘Mezey question’ : an interrogatory framework for the comparative study of legislatures / III. Party, division and consensus -- Party unity in parliamentary democracies : a comparative analysis / Parliamentary consociationalism in Lebanon : equal citizenry vs. quotated confessionalism / Parliamentary opposition in Westminster democracies : Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand / Differences and changes in Danish Party organisations : central party organisation versus parliamentary party group power / IV. Representation -- Ethnic group representation in cross-national comparison / Women’s substantive representation : defending feminist interests or women’s electoral preferences? / State-based representation and national policymaking : the evolution of the Australian Senate and the federation / ‘A more representative chamber’ : representation and the House of Lords / V. Influence of members -- Assessing the influence of select committees in the UK : the education and skills committee, 1997-2005 / Exploring the role of ‘legislators’ in Canada : do members of parliament influence policy? / Parliament and the poll tax : a case study in parliamentary pressure / VI. Parliaments and citizens -- Studying the relationship between parliament and citizens / How are parliaments using new media to engage with citizens? / Parliament and citizens in the United Kingdom / Microblogging, constituency service and impression management : UK MPs and the use of Twitter / VII. Parliamentary questions -- Parliamentary questions, the behaviour of legislators, and the function of legislatures : an introduction / Questioning parliamentary questions / Parliamentary questioning in 17 European parliaments : some steps towards comparison / Parliamentary questions as instruments of substantive representation : visible minorities in the UK House of Commons, 2005-2010 / Philip Norton -- Thomas Saalfeld -- George Tsebelis -- David Arter -- Anthony J. McGann -- Meg Russell -- David Arter -- Ulrich Sieberer -- Imad Salamey and Rhys Payne -- Andre Kaiser -- Helene Helboe Pedersen -- Didier Ruedin -- Anouk Lloren -- Scott Brenton -- Hugh Bochel and Andrew Defty -- Andrew Hindmoor, Phil Larkin and Andrew Kennon -- Kelly Blidook -- Philip Cowley -- Cristina Leston-Bandeira -- Jeffrey Griffith and Cristina Leston-Bandeira -- Philip Norton -- Nigel Jackson and Darren Lilleker -- Shane Martin -- Olivier Rozenberg and Shane Martin -- Frederico Russo and Matti Wiberg -- Thomas Saalfeld.
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Legislative bodies.
Legislative power.
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Introduction : a quarter-century of scholarship / I. Developing theory -- Rational-choice theory in legislative studies : models of politics without romanticism / Conditional agenda-setting and decision-making inside the European parliament / II. Comparing legislatures -- Introduction : comparing the legislative performance of legislatures / Social choice and comparing legislatures : constitutional versus institutional constraints / Rethinking bicameral strength : a three-dimensional approach / Conclusion. Questioning the ‘Mezey question’ : an interrogatory framework for the comparative study of legislatures / III. Party, division and consensus -- Party unity in parliamentary democracies : a comparative analysis / Parliamentary consociationalism in Lebanon : equal citizenry vs. quotated confessionalism / Parliamentary opposition in Westminster democracies : Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand / Differences and changes in Danish Party organisations : central party organisation versus parliamentary party group power / IV. Representation -- Ethnic group representation in cross-national comparison / Women’s substantive representation : defending feminist interests or women’s electoral preferences? / State-based representation and national policymaking : the evolution of the Australian Senate and the federation / ‘A more representative chamber’ : representation and the House of Lords / V. Influence of members -- Assessing the influence of select committees in the UK : the education and skills committee, 1997-2005 / Exploring the role of ‘legislators’ in Canada : do members of parliament influence policy? / Parliament and the poll tax : a case study in parliamentary pressure / VI. Parliaments and citizens -- Studying the relationship between parliament and citizens / How are parliaments using new media to engage with citizens? / Parliament and citizens in the United Kingdom / Microblogging, constituency service and impression management : UK MPs and the use of Twitter / VII. Parliamentary questions -- Parliamentary questions, the behaviour of legislators, and the function of legislatures : an introduction / Questioning parliamentary questions / Parliamentary questioning in 17 European parliaments : some steps towards comparison / Parliamentary questions as instruments of substantive representation : visible minorities in the UK House of Commons, 2005-2010 / Philip Norton -- Thomas Saalfeld -- George Tsebelis -- David Arter -- Anthony J. McGann -- Meg Russell -- David Arter -- Ulrich Sieberer -- Imad Salamey and Rhys Payne -- Andre Kaiser -- Helene Helboe Pedersen -- Didier Ruedin -- Anouk Lloren -- Scott Brenton -- Hugh Bochel and Andrew Defty -- Andrew Hindmoor, Phil Larkin and Andrew Kennon -- Kelly Blidook -- Philip Cowley -- Cristina Leston-Bandeira -- Jeffrey Griffith and Cristina Leston-Bandeira -- Philip Norton -- Nigel Jackson and Darren Lilleker -- Shane Martin -- Olivier Rozenberg and Shane Martin -- Frederico Russo and Matti Wiberg -- Thomas Saalfeld.
9780367471446
GBC087971 bnb
019848990 Uk
Legislative bodies.
Legislative power.
328.3