The politics of parliamentary debate parties, rebels and representation

Parliamentary debate is a fundamental aspect of democratic law-making. While law makers everywhere seek to express their views in parliament, there are large discrepancies in who has access to the floor across political systems. This book explains how parties and their members of parliament (MPs) st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Proksch, Sven-Oliver, 1978- (-)
Otros Autores: Slapin, Jonathan B.
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2015
Edición:1st pbk ed
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Sumario:Parliamentary debate is a fundamental aspect of democratic law-making. While law makers everywhere seek to express their views in parliament, there are large discrepancies in who has access to the floor across political systems. This book explains how parties and their members of parliament (MPs) structure parliamentary debate. Parties may actively seek to prevent some members from taking the floor while promoting opportunities for others. In doing so, they attempt to control the message that their partisans convey in parliament. The authors provide a theoretical model to explain the design of procedural rules in parliament, how the party leadership interacts with rebel backbenchers, and how MPs represent voters. The book explores political institutions, intra-party politics, electoral politics and legislative behavior. It develops and tests a new theory of parliamentary debate, using data from the UK, Germany, New Zealand and the European Parliament.
Descripción Física:xv, 206 p. : il. ; 24 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 186-198) e índice
ISBN:9781107072763
9781107421073