Two Into One - The Politics and Processes of National Legislative Cameral Change

Recent scholarship points to a "new institutionalism" just as recent political developments point to a trend toward democratization. If institutions matter, and if legislatures are the democratic institutions in which the voice of the people speaks, then the organization of legislatures-bi- or unicameral-has important consequences for democracy.

Sommario

Foreword: "Cameral Change" and Institutional Conservatism -- The Politics and Processes of National Legislative Cameral Change -- The Abolition of The New Zealand Upper House of Parliament -- One Ting Too Many: The Shift to Unicameralism in Denmark -- Sweden's Road to a Unicameral Parliament -- Conclusions: Cameral Change Politics and Processes in Three Nations and Beyond

Info autore

Longley, Lawrence D

Riassunto

Two into One provides the first systematic and comparative study of the politics and processes involved in the change from a bicameral to a unicameral national legislature.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Arend Lijphart, Lawrence D Longley
• Con la collaborazione di: Lawrence D. Longley (Editore), David M. Olson (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9780367214944
• ISBN: 978-0-367-21494-4
• Pagine: 258
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government