Download or read book Members of Parliament in Western Europe written by Wolfgang C. Muller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional comparative studies of parliaments have focused on constitutional and organizational characteristics of parliaments, or differences in the historical contexts, in which legislative assemblies have developed. The motivations of individual Members of Parliament have been neglected. This volume provides empirical work on legislative role orientations and behaviour in six West European parliaments: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. All contributions present a wealth of empirical findings on parliamentarians' role orientations in different institutional contexts.

Download or read book Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe written by Philip Norton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?

Download or read book Parliaments in Contemporary Western Europe written by Philip Norton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?

Download or read book Parliaments and Citizens in Western Europe written by Philip Norton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?

Download or read book Parliaments and Governments in Western Europe written by Philip Norton and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 1998 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The European Parliament written by Francis Jacobs and published by Cartermill Pub.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Profession of Government Minister in Western Europe written by Jean Blondel and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991-06-18 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the apparent political similarities in Western Europe, the models of cabinet government employed by different nations vary. In exploring the ministerial profession, this text reveals the political traditions and the different needs and expectations of citizen and politician alike.

Download or read book European Parliament written by European Parliament and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Composition of the European Parliament and of the Institutions of the European Communities and Brief Biographies of Representatives written by European Parliament. Secretariat and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Modern Guide to the European Parliament written by Martin Westlake and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1994 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides an accessible, critical and analytical guide to the European Parliament, placing the institution in context in the light of the Maastricht Treaty and the forthcoming European elections. The volume should be useful to students as well as those working near to the EC and its institutions, including lawyers, lobbyists and consultants.

Download or read book Constitutional and Parliamentary Information written by Inter-parliamentary Union and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book European Parliament written by European Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Members of the European Parliament written by European Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book European Parliament written by European Parliament Staff and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The List of Members of the European Parliament, also known as the Grey List, is the full official listing of all MEPs, with information about: political group; political party; committees, sub-committees and delegations served on; substitutes; member state represented; place and date of birth; and contact details, including e-mail addresses. Other sections provide information on: the Office of the President; lists of abbreviations; the Secretariat; political groups; committees and their members; MEPs to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU); delegations to the EU joint parliamentary committees; and inter-parliamentary delegations and their members.

Download or read book The Parliamentary Assembly Procedure and Practice written by Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Parliamentary Assembly written by Kenneth Bradshaw and published by Strasbourg : The Council. This book was released on 1983 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Parliaments in Time written by Michael Koß and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative Politics is a series for researchers, teachers, and students of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterized by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu The series is edited by Emilie van Haute, Professor of Political Science, Université libre de Bruxelles; Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, Leuphana University; and Susan Scarrow, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Political Science, University of Houston. How can we explain the evolution of legislatures in Western Europe? This book analyses ninety procedural reforms which restructured control over the plenary agenda and committee power in Britain, France, Sweden, and Germany between 1866 and 2015. Legislatures evolve towards one of two procedural ideal types: talking (where governments control the agenda) or working legislatures (with powerful committees). All else being equal, legislators' demand for mega-seats on legislative committees triggers the evolution of working legislatures. If, however, legislators fail to centralize agenda control in response to anti-system obstruction, legislative procedures break down. Rather than a decline of legislatures, talking legislatures accordingly indicate the resilience of legislative democracy. In conclusion, the book shows the causal nexus between procedural reforms and (legislative) democracy.