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Parliaments in Time - The Evolution of Legislative Democracy in Western Europe, 1866-2015 (Hardcover)
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Parliaments in Time - The Evolution of Legislative Democracy in Western Europe, 1866-2015 (Hardcover)
Series: Comparative Politics
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Comparative Politics is a series for researchers, teachers, and
students of political science that deals with contemporary
government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are
characterized by a stress on comparative analysis and strong
methodological rigour. The series is published in association with
the European Consortium for Political Research. For more
information visit: www.ecprnet.eu The series is edited by Emilie
van Haute, Professor of Political Science, UniversitA (c) libre de
Bruxelles; Ferdinand Muller-Rommel, Director of the Center for the
Study of Democracy, Leuphana University; and Susan Scarrow, John
and Rebecca Moores Professor of Political Science, University of
Houston. How can we explain the evolution of legislatures in
Western Europe? This book analyses ninety procedural reforms which
restructured control over the plenary agenda and committee power in
Britain, France, Sweden, and Germany between 1866 and 2015.
Legislatures evolve towards one of two procedural ideal types:
talking (where governments control the agenda) or working
legislatures (with powerful committees). All else being equal,
legislators' demand for mega-seats on legislative committees
triggers the evolution of working legislatures. If, however,
legislators fail to centralize agenda control in response to
anti-system obstruction, legislative procedures break down. Rather
than a decline of legislatures, talking legislatures accordingly
indicate the resilience of legislative democracy. In conclusion,
the book shows the causal nexus between procedural reforms and
(legislative) democracy.
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