| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 206 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Modeling parliamentary debate. 1. A theory of parliamentary debate ; 1.1. Democracy and debate ; 1.2. The nature of parliamentary speech ; 1.3. Parties, rebels, and speech -- a theory ; 1.4. Two illustrations ; 1.5. A delegation model of parliamentary speech ; 1.6. Summary ; 2. Empirical implications ; 2.1. Country-level variables -- electoral systems ; 2.2. Within-country variables -- electoral tiers and candidate selection ; 2.3. Effects of electoral incentives on debate participation ; 2.4. Summary ; 3. Research design ; 3.1. Empirical strategy: an overview ; 3.2. Cross-national comparison and party survey ; 3.3. Case selection: Germany, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and New Zealand ; 3.4. Measurement of latent concepts ; 3.5. Summary -- Part II. Empirical studies of parliamentary debate. 4. Debates and institutions ; 4.1. Parliamentary rules ; 4.2. Party rules ; 4.3. Summary ; 5. Debate participation: Germany and the United Kingdom ; 5.1. Hypotheses ; 5.2. MP status: when party leaders get involved ; 5.3. Ideological disagreement ; 5.4. Summary ; 6. Dissent in parliament and the media: Germany and the United Kingdom ; 6.1. Political reaction to the financial crisis, 2008-2009 ; 6.2. Fiscal stimulus debates in the United Kingdom ; 6.3. Fiscal stimulus debates in Germany ; 6.4. Summary ; 7. Candidate selection and debate participation: a European perspective ; 7.1. Party debate rules in the European Parliament ; 7.2. Votes, rebels, and speaking time ; 7.3. Summary ; 8. Changing institutions: New Zealand ; 8.1. Electoral system change ; 8.2. Rules change in parliament ; 8.3. Behavioral change: budget debate participation ; 8.4. Summary -- Conclusion -- Appendix. |
| Summary |
Explains how parties and their members of parliament structure parliamentary debate, providing novel insights into intra-party politics and representation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Parliamentary practice.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch. |
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Parliamentary practice |
| Added Author |
Slapin, Jonathan B., 1979-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Proksch, Sven-Oliver. Politics of Parliamentary Debate : Parties, Rebels and Representation. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2014 9781107072763 |
| ISBN |
9781139680752 (electronic bk.) |
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1139680757 (electronic bk.) |
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9781316204535 (electronic bk.) |
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1316204537 (electronic bk.) |
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1107421071 |
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9781107421073 |
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110707276X |
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9781107072763 |
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9781316208182 |
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1316208184 |
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9781107421073 (paperback) |
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