The politics of parliamentary debate parties, rebels and representation
Explains how parties and their members of parliament structure parliamentary debate, providing novel insights into intra-party politics and representation.
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
2014.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. Modeling parliamentary debate. 1. A theory of parliamentary debate ; 1.1. Democracy and debate ; 1.2. The nature of parliamentary speech ; 1.3. Parties, rebels, and speech
- a theory ; 1.4. Two illustrations ; 1.5. A delegation model of parliamentary speech ; 1.6. Summary ; 2. Empirical implications ; 2.1. Country-level variables
- electoral systems ; 2.2. Within-country variables
- electoral tiers and candidate selection ; 2.3. Effects of electoral incentives on debate participation ; 2.4. Summary ; 3. Research design ; 3.1. Empirical strategy: an overview ; 3.2. Cross-national comparison and party survey ; 3.3. Case selection: Germany, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and New Zealand ; 3.4. Measurement of latent concepts ; 3.5. Summary
- Part II. Empirical studies of parliamentary debate. 4. Debates and institutions ; 4.1. Parliamentary rules ; 4.2. Party rules ; 4.3. Summary ; 5. Debate participation: Germany and the United Kingdom ; 5.1. Hypotheses ; 5.2. MP status: when party leaders get involved ; 5.3. Ideological disagreement ; 5.4. Summary ; 6. Dissent in parliament and the media: Germany and the United Kingdom ; 6.1. Political reaction to the financial crisis, 2008-2009 ; 6.2. Fiscal stimulus debates in the United Kingdom ; 6.3. Fiscal stimulus debates in Germany ; 6.4. Summary ; 7. Candidate selection and debate participation: a European perspective ; 7.1. Party debate rules in the European Parliament ; 7.2. Votes, rebels, and speaking time ; 7.3. Summary ; 8. Changing institutions: New Zealand ; 8.1. Electoral system change ; 8.2. Rules change in parliament ; 8.3. Behavioral change: budget debate participation ; 8.4. Summary
- Conclusion
- Appendix.
