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Parliamentary Roles in Modern Legislatures.
Presenting a variety of methodological approaches, this book examines the link between representative roles, institutional settings and parliamentary behaviour. It features case studies on Germany, the Netherlands, UK, France, Austria, Norway, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand, and the European Parlia...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2012.
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| Colección: | Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Parliamentary Roles in Modern Legislatures; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Foreword: Donald D. Searing; Preface; 1. Introduction: Magnus Blomgren and Olivier Rozenberg; Questioning roles; Outline of the book; References; 2. Legislative roles and legislative studies: the neo-institutionalist turning point?: Magnus Blomgren and Olivier Rozenberg; The legacy of research on legislative roles in political science; Donald Searing's motivational approach; Kaare Strøm's strategic approach; Conclusion; References.
- 3. The emergence and transformation of representative roles: Heinrich Best and Lars VogelHow to measure representatives' roles; Does social and political background matter? Determinants of legislative role-perceptions; Legislative roles: stability and change; Conclusion; References; 4. The consequences of representatives' role orientations: attitudes, behaviour, perceptions: Rudy B. Andeweg; Representatives' roles: defining the independent variable; The consequences: defining the dependent variable; Data; Cynicism about citizens; Contacting civil society; Knowing what their voters want.
- DiscussionReferences; 5. Roles as strategies: towards a logic of legislative behavior: Kaare Strøm; Introduction; Parliamentary roles as strategies; Legislators' preferences; Candidate selection; Election; Party office; Legislative office; Conclusion; References; 6. Legislators and their representational roles: strategic choices or habits of the heart?: Thomas Zittel; Legislators and the types of roles they play; Two approaches to explaining representational roles from a micro-level perspective; Case selection, data, and hypotheses.
- Representational roles, party organizational careers, and electoral incentives in the German BundestagConclusion and discussion; References; 7. Party dimensions of representation in Westminster parliaments: Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom: Anika Gauja; Legislative roles and political parties; Research hypotheses and methods; What do surveys reveal about role perceptions in Westminster parliaments?; Interview evidence; Dealing with conflicts in the representative role; Party influences on practical aspects of decision-making; Conclusions: the party dimensions of representation.