The Impact of Legislature brings together key articles and path-breaking scholarship published in The Journal of Legislative Studies during its first 25 years of publication, enabling the reader to make sense of the impact of the legislature in the modern world.
The Impact of Legislature brings together key articles and path-breaking scholarship published in The Journal of Legislative Studies during its first 25 years of publication, enabling the reader to make sense of the impact of the legislature in the modern world.
Philip Norton (Lord Norton of Louth) is Professor of Government and Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull, UK, and is a member of the UK House of Lords. He is the Founding Editor of The Journal of Legislative Studies.
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Introduction Philip Norton DEVELOPING THEORY 1. Rational Choice Theory in Legislative Studies: Models of Politics without Romanticism Thomas Saalfeld 2. Conditional Agenda-Setting and Decision-Making Inside the European Parliament George Tsebelis COMPARING LEGISLATURES 3. Introduction: Comparing the Legislative Performance of Legislatures David Arter 4. Social Choice and Comparing Legislatures: Constitutional Versus Institutional Constraints Anthony J. McGann 5. Rethinking Bicameral Strength: A Three-Dimensional Approach Meg Russell 6. Conclusion: Questioning the "Mezey Question": An Interrogatory Framework for the Comparative Study of Legislators David Arter PARTY, DIVISION AND CONSENSUS 7. Party Unity in Parliamentary Democracies: A Comparative Analysis Ulrich Sieberer 8. Parliamentary Consociationalism in Lebanon: Equal Citizenry v. Quotated Confessionalism Imad Salamey and Rhys Payne 9. Parliamentary Opposition in Westminster Democracies: Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Andre Kaiser 10. Differences and Changes in Danish Party Organisations: Central Party Organisation Versus Parliamentary Party Group Power Helene Helboe Pedersen REPRESENTATION 11. Ethnic Group Representation in Cross-National Comparison Didier Ruedin 12. Women's Substantive Representation: Defending Feminist Interests or Women's Electoral Preferences? Anouk Lloren 13. State Based Representation and National Policymaking: The Evolution of the Australian Senate and the Federation Scott Brenton 14. "A More Representative Chamber": Representation and the House of Lords Hugh Bochel and Andrew Defty INFLUENCE OF MEMBERS 15. Assessing the Influence of Select Committees in the UK: The Education and Skills Committee, 1997-2005 Andrew Hindmoor, Phil Larkin and Andrew Kennon 16. Exploring the Role of "Legislators" in Canada: Do Members of Parliament Influence Policy? Kelly Blidook 17. Parliament and the Poll Tax: A Case Study in Parliamentary Pressure Philip Cowley PARLIAMENTS AND CITIZENS 18. Studying the Relationship between Parliaments and Citizens Cristina Leston-Bandeira 19. How are Parliaments Using New Media to Engage with Citizens? Jeffrey Griffith and Cristina Leston-Bandeira 20. Parliaments and Citizens in the United Kingdom Philip Norton 21. Microblogging, Constituency Service and Impression Management: UK MPs and the Use of Twitter Nigel Jackson and Darren Lilleker PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS 22 Parliamentary Questions: The Behaviour of Legislators, and the Function of Legislatures: An Introduction Shane Martin 23. Questioning Parliamentary Questions Olivier Rozenberg and Shane Martin 24. Parliamentary Questions in 17 European Parliaments: Some Steps Towards Comparison Frederico Russo and Matti Wiberg 25. Parliamentary Questions as Instruments of Substantive Representation: Visible Minorities in the UK House of Commons, 2005-2010 Thomas Saalfeld
Introduction Philip Norton DEVELOPING THEORY 1. Rational Choice Theory in Legislative Studies: Models of Politics without Romanticism Thomas Saalfeld 2. Conditional Agenda-Setting and Decision-Making Inside the European Parliament George Tsebelis COMPARING LEGISLATURES 3. Introduction: Comparing the Legislative Performance of Legislatures David Arter 4. Social Choice and Comparing Legislatures: Constitutional Versus Institutional Constraints Anthony J. McGann 5. Rethinking Bicameral Strength: A Three-Dimensional Approach Meg Russell 6. Conclusion: Questioning the "Mezey Question": An Interrogatory Framework for the Comparative Study of Legislators David Arter PARTY, DIVISION AND CONSENSUS 7. Party Unity in Parliamentary Democracies: A Comparative Analysis Ulrich Sieberer 8. Parliamentary Consociationalism in Lebanon: Equal Citizenry v. Quotated Confessionalism Imad Salamey and Rhys Payne 9. Parliamentary Opposition in Westminster Democracies: Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Andre Kaiser 10. Differences and Changes in Danish Party Organisations: Central Party Organisation Versus Parliamentary Party Group Power Helene Helboe Pedersen REPRESENTATION 11. Ethnic Group Representation in Cross-National Comparison Didier Ruedin 12. Women's Substantive Representation: Defending Feminist Interests or Women's Electoral Preferences? Anouk Lloren 13. State Based Representation and National Policymaking: The Evolution of the Australian Senate and the Federation Scott Brenton 14. "A More Representative Chamber": Representation and the House of Lords Hugh Bochel and Andrew Defty INFLUENCE OF MEMBERS 15. Assessing the Influence of Select Committees in the UK: The Education and Skills Committee, 1997-2005 Andrew Hindmoor, Phil Larkin and Andrew Kennon 16. Exploring the Role of "Legislators" in Canada: Do Members of Parliament Influence Policy? Kelly Blidook 17. Parliament and the Poll Tax: A Case Study in Parliamentary Pressure Philip Cowley PARLIAMENTS AND CITIZENS 18. Studying the Relationship between Parliaments and Citizens Cristina Leston-Bandeira 19. How are Parliaments Using New Media to Engage with Citizens? Jeffrey Griffith and Cristina Leston-Bandeira 20. Parliaments and Citizens in the United Kingdom Philip Norton 21. Microblogging, Constituency Service and Impression Management: UK MPs and the Use of Twitter Nigel Jackson and Darren Lilleker PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS 22 Parliamentary Questions: The Behaviour of Legislators, and the Function of Legislatures: An Introduction Shane Martin 23. Questioning Parliamentary Questions Olivier Rozenberg and Shane Martin 24. Parliamentary Questions in 17 European Parliaments: Some Steps Towards Comparison Frederico Russo and Matti Wiberg 25. Parliamentary Questions as Instruments of Substantive Representation: Visible Minorities in the UK House of Commons, 2005-2010 Thomas Saalfeld
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