Members of Parliament in Western Europe: Roles and Behaviour Contributor(s): Muller, Wolfgang C. (Editor), Saalfeld, Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0714648213 ISBN-13: 9780714648217 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: Traditional comparative studies of parliaments have focused on constitutional and organizational characteristics of parliaments, or differences in the historical contexts, in which legislative assemblies have developed. The motivations of individual Members of Parliament have been neglected. This volume provides empirical work on legislative role orientations and behaviour in six West European parliaments: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. All contributions present a wealth of empirical findings on parliamentarians' role orientations in different institutional contexts. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
Dewey: 328.092 |
LCCN: 97000764 |
Series: Library of Legislative Studies |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.48" W x 8.8" (0.86 lbs) 184 pages |
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Publisher Description: Traditional comparative studies of parliaments have focused on constitutional and organizational characteristics of parliaments, or differences in the historical contexts, in which legislative assemblies have developed. The motivations of individual Members of Parliament have been neglected. This volume provides empirical work on legislative role orientations and behaviour in six West European parliaments: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. All contributions present a wealth of empirical findings on parliamentarians' role orientations in different institutional contexts. |