Politics of Parliamentary Debate - Parties, Rebels and Representation

This book explains how parties and their members of parliament structure parliamentary debate, providing novel insights into intra-party politics and representation.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Modeling Parliamentary Debate: 1. A theory of parliamentary debate; 2. Empirical implications; 3. Research design; Part II. Empirical Studies of Parliamentary Debate: 4. Debates and institutions; 5. Debate participation: Germany and the UK; 6. Dissent in parliament and the media: Germany and the UK; 7. Candidate selection and debate participation: a European perspective; 8. New Zealand: changing institutions; Conclusion.

About the author

Sven-Oliver Proksch is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montréal. His research focuses on comparative political institutions, party politics, legislative behavior, European politics, and political text analysis. He is the co-author of Reforming the European Union: Realizing the Impossible (2012).Jonathan B. Slapin is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for International and Comparative Studies at the University of Houston. His research focuses on comparative political institutions, legislative behavior, European politics, and European integration. He is the author of Veto Power: Institutional Design in the European Union (2011).

Summary

How do parties structure parliamentary debate? This book provides a theoretical explanation of the design of procedural rules in parliament, how the party leadership interacts with rebel backbenchers, and how MPs represent voters. It will be of interest to scholars of comparative politics, political institutions and party systems.

Product details

• Authors: Sven-Oliver Proksch, Sven-Oliver (Mcgill University Proksch, Sven-Oliver Slapin Proksch, Proksch Sven-Oliver, Jonathan B. Slapin, Slapin Jonathan B.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.11.2015
• EAN: 9781107421073
• ISBN: 978-1-107-42107-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Social issues & processes, Central / national / federal government, Political structure and processes, Central government