Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe

Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1999
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0714648345

This second volume in this series that seeks to advance our understanding of Western European parliaments, explores the relationship between parliaments and pressure groups.

Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe

Parliaments and Pressure Groups in Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135068178

Pressure groups are fundamental to pluralist societies. But what is the relationship between those groups and parliaments? This work explores the links between parliaments and pressure groups, assessing the extent and impact of the contact that occurs. Is pressure group activity beneficial to parliament? And what are the implications for the political system?

Parliaments and Citizens in Western Europe

Parliaments and Citizens in Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2020-07-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000144127

Citizens elect the parliament, but what contract takes place between citizen and parliament in between elections? The authors assess the extent and nature of that contact. To what extent are members of parliament accessible to the ordinary citizen? And what are the implications for the legislature? Can there be too much, or too little, contact?

Parliaments in Contemporary Western Europe

Parliaments in Contemporary Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2013-10-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135254664

The relationship between parliament and government is fundamental to a political system. In this volume, a distinguished team of specialists explore that relationship and consider to what extent parliaments have the capacity to constrain governments. Are there particular institutional features, such as specialisation through committees, that enhance their capacity to influence public policy?

Parliaments and Governments in Western Europe

Parliaments and Governments in Western Europe
Author: Philip Norton
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1998
Genre: Europe
ISBN: 9780714643854

This volume identifies and assesses the relationship between parliaments and governments, exploring especially the degree of specialisation within the legislature and its effect on the capacity of the legislature to scrutinise and influence government.

Conscience and Parliament

Conscience and Parliament
Author: Philip Cowley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136315802

Considering how the British policy process deals with "conscience" issues, this book covers eight topics discussed by Parliament in the last quarter of a century - abortion, censorship, divorce, Sunday trading, homosexuality, war crimes, disability rights and animal welfare.

Parliaments in Asia

Parliaments in Asia
Author: Nizam Ahmed
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135262012

This is a description and assessment of Asian parliaments. It looks at the parliaments of India, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia and Nepal and assesses key variables that determine the impact of parliaments.