The Politics Of Parliamentary Debate: Parties, Rebels And Representation
by Sven-Oliver Proksch /
2014 / English / PDF
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Parliamentary debate is a fundamental aspect of democratic
law-making. While law makers everywhere seek to express their views
in parliament, there are large discrepancies in who has access to
the floor across political systems. This book explains how parties
and their members of parliament (MPs) structure parliamentary
debate. Parties may actively seek to prevent some members from
taking the floor while promoting opportunities for others. In doing
so, they attempt to control the message that their partisans convey
in parliament. The authors provide a theoretical model to explain
the design of procedural rules in parliament, how the party
leadership interacts with rebel backbenchers, and how MPs represent
voters. The book explores political institutions, intra-party
politics, electoral politics and legislative behavior. It develops
and tests a new theory of parliamentary debate, using data from the
UK, Germany, New Zealand and the European Parliament.
Parliamentary debate is a fundamental aspect of democratic
law-making. While law makers everywhere seek to express their views
in parliament, there are large discrepancies in who has access to
the floor across political systems. This book explains how parties
and their members of parliament (MPs) structure parliamentary
debate. Parties may actively seek to prevent some members from
taking the floor while promoting opportunities for others. In doing
so, they attempt to control the message that their partisans convey
in parliament. The authors provide a theoretical model to explain
the design of procedural rules in parliament, how the party
leadership interacts with rebel backbenchers, and how MPs represent
voters. The book explores political institutions, intra-party
politics, electoral politics and legislative behavior. It develops
and tests a new theory of parliamentary debate, using data from the
UK, Germany, New Zealand and the European Parliament.