Roll Call Rebels - Cambridge Elements in American Politics

Member ideology and party agenda in the British House of Commons and US House of Representatives similarly create party disloyalty.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Why the US and UK?; 3. A theory of strategic party rebellion; 4. Party rebels in the United Kingdom and the United States; 5. Politics today and conclusion; 6. References; 7. Acknowledgments.

Summary

Directly compares the British House of Commons and United States House of Representatives. Through similar motivations, member ideology and party agenda are revealed to produce party disloyalty based on data of legislative voting agenda following changes in agenda control. Legislative scholars are encouraged to regard commonalities of both political systems.

Product details

• Authors: Justin H. Kirkland, Justin H. (University of Houston) Kirkland, Justin H. (University of Houston) Slapin Kirkland, Justin H. (University of Virginia) Kirkland, Justin H. (University of Virginia) Slapi Kirkland, KIRKLAND JUSTIN H., Jonathan B. Slapin, Jonathan B. (University of Essex) Slapin, Slapin Jonathan B.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108701556
• ISBN: 978-1-108-70155-6
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 4 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; Elements in American Politics; Print on Demand; Elements in American Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes, Political parties and party platforms