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BookCover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Analytic framework; 2 Description of the Portuguese context; 3 The Portuguese parliament in context; 4 Development of parliament's role in policy-making; 5 Towards a new role; 6 The budget; 7 Conclusion; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; 8 Bibliography; Index.

This title was first published in 2000: This book investigates the European Parliament's stance vis-a-vis the 1990-1991 Gulf and 1991-1992 Yugoslav crises. In unveiling the parliamentary multi-faceted view of these events, reference has been made to the positions taken by constituent political groups and their voting behaviour. In particular, the following questions have been addressed: has the European Parliament sought to define and shape a common foreign policy with respect to the above crises? What specific functions have the European Parliament political groups performed? Have political groups succeeded in achieving an internal cohesion? Has the European Parliament overcome divisions among its members through the formation of party coalitions? despite the considerable flow of published material on external relations of the European Union and the European Parliament, virtually no study has explored in-depth the links between these two areas. The purpose of this book is to fill the gap in the existing literature, breaking new ground by combining a qualitative and qualitative analysis of parliamentary behaviour with foreign policy.

As is well known, the Canadian system of government belongs to the British type of responsible parliamentary government in which there is the most intimate connection between the legislative and executive functions, and in which also the constitution is a flexible combination of laws and usages, many of the latter more binding, and in some cases even more unalterable than the laws. However, the Canadian system of government was not always of this character, and even yet it differs in many more or less essential features from the central type. In the first place, the line of historic arrival in Canada, while presenting certain interesting though unconscious parallels with the development of the mother of parliaments, yet differs materially from the long, slow and tentative process by which the British government and its constitutional mechanism were worked out. In the second place, the colony of Canada, after its conquest from France, was first of all a definite dependency of the mother country, to which constitutional privileges were granted from time to time, and later the Dominion of Canada was a combination of several practically independent provinces and territories in varying degrees of economic and political realization. This involved a written constitution apportioning and defining the divided sovereignty assigned to the Dominion and the provinces, leaving that element of sovereignty which pertains to the mother country indefinite and debatable, a tide of imperial influence which ebbs and flows from day to day, and is subject to the high and neap tides of imperial sentiment.

Introduction: Process matters -- First branch : broken but under repair -- Second branch : broken and in need of repair -- Third branch : toward the breaking point -- Repairing government : restoring proper processes

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At head of title: Committee print, 88th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives. ; Mode of access: Internet.

List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Investigating the role of parliamentary committees in the policy process / Sven T. Siefken and Hilmar Rommetvedt -- A black box that deserves more light: comparative findings on parliamentary committees in the policy process / Sven T. Siefken and Hilmar Rommetvedt -- Assess -- to assist: a preliminary analysis of committees in Arab parliaments / Ali Sawi -- The role of parliamentary committees and legislative agreements in party bargaining during minority government in Denmark / Flemming Juul Christiansen and Henrik Jensen -- Committees in the Finnish Eduskunta: cross-party cooperation and legislative scrutiny behind closed doors / Tapio Raunio -- Twenty years of attempts at reforming committees: a tale of reforms missing the mark at the French National Assembly / Claire Bloquet -- No paradise of policy making: the role of parliamentary committees in the German Bundestag / Sven T. Siefken -- From 'a rubber stamp' to influencing policy: a critical view of committees in the parliament of Ghana / Ernest Darfour -- Parliamentary committees in the Hungarian Parliament: instruments of political parties and government agenda control / Csaba Nikolenyi -- Strength and weakness: legislative and oversight powers of the parliamentary committee system in Israel / Chen Friedberg -- Japan's unusual but interesting parliament committees: an arena and transformative model? / Ellis S. Krauss and Kuniaki Nemoto -- Exploring the gap between theory and practice in law-making and oversight by committees of the Nigerian National Assembly / Benjamin Ekeyi -- Norwegian parliamentary committees: split and sidelined in the policy process / Hilmar Rommetvedt -- Committees in a party-dominated parliament: the Spanish Congreso de los Diputados / Pablo Oñate and Bernabé Aldeguer -- Parliamentary committees in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, 2002 to 2020 / Ömer Faruk Gençkaya -- The role of legislative committees in the policy process: The case of the Ukrainian parliament / Irina Khmelko, Oleksii Bruslyk and Liudmyla Vasylieva -- Still deviant? the development and reform of the UK House of Commons committee system, 1979 to present / Stephen Holden Bates, Louise Thompson, Mark Goodwin and Stephen McKay -- "Specially-commissioned minorities": committee governance and political parties in the United States Congress / Anne Marie Cammisa.

The Polarized Congress: The Post-Traditional Procedure of Its Current Struggles argues that the rise of the polarized Congress means a totally different Congressional procedure, especially after 2007, compared to the accustomed "traditional" one. Polarized Congress explores a host of lesser-known, even sometimes below the radar, aspects of the post-traditional or polarized model. These range from "ping-ponging" of major measures between chambers (without́́́ conferencing), to the Senate Majority Leader's new "toolkit". They go from the now-crucial "Hastert Rule" in the House, to the astonishment of legislating the Affordable Care Act by singular procedures including budget reconciliation. The book challenges the easy assumption, especially by the non-specialist press, that Congressional procedure is descending into nothing more than chaotic brutishness or eternal stalemate. Instead, it explains the transformation of the traditional model about "how a bill becomes a law" before 2000, into the new current model in which Congress acts very differently

"On a day-to-day basis, what does a newly elected Member of Parliament do? How does the House of Commons work? Drawing on his years of service to five majority and three minority parliaments, Rob Walsh shares first-hand insights into the inner workings of the House, beyond the political personalities that dominate its proceedings. Inside this unique public and political institution, laws are made, taxes are imposed, political issues are debated, and the government is held to account on behalf of all Canadians. The House is the national stage on which democracy plays itself out between elections. Neither a procedural manual nor an academic critique, On the House reveals, from Walsh's perspective, the historical origins of the House, its constitutional place in the parliamentary system, the role of committees, legislation, and administration, and its democratic functions. Providing a deeper understanding of both the House's successes and failures, Walsh celebrates the value of parliamentary democracy while acknowledging the continuing challenges that face it. On the House is a direct, accessible, and fascinating reflection on more than twenty years of experience in the House of Commons."--

by James Wilford Garner ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Pol.g. 1091

Documents the emergence of a pattern of political instability in Latin America. Traditional military coups have receded in the region, but elected presidents are still ousted from power as a result of recurrent crises. Aníbal Pérez-Liñán shows that presidential impeachment has become the main constitutional instrument employed by civilian elites to depose unpopular rulers. Based on detailed comparative research in five countries and extensive historical information, the book explains why crises without breakdown have become the dominant form of instability in recent years and why some presidents are removed from office while others survive in power. The analysis emphasizes the erosion of presidential approval resulting from corruption and unpopular policies, the formation of hostile coalitions in Congress, and the role of investigative journalism. This book challenges classic assumptions in studies of presidentialism and provides important insights for the fields of political communication, democratization, political behaviour, and institutional analysis

Introduction: Vulnerable legislatures in the era of strong executives / Michael L. Mezey -- Comparing legislatures in Moldova and Macedonia / William Crowther -- The rise of powerful executives : comparing the Ukrainian and Russian legislatures / Irina Khmelko, Oleksii Bruslyk, Edward Rakhimkulov -- A new parliament in the economic crisis : Slovenia's national assembly, 2008-2016 / Drago Zajc -- Poland : the road to authoritarianism is paved by Gradual Majoritarian shifts / Monika Nalepa -- The grand national assembly of Turkey : a decline in legislative capacity / Ömer Faruk Gençkaya -- The decline of the Lok Sabha in India : the impact of party polarization, rise of the media, and the BJP's dominance on parliamentary efficacy / Milind Thakar -- The legislature as a tool, executives' power grab and civilian authoritarianism : the Bangladesh case / Ali Riaz -- Changes in executive-legislative relationship : a comparative analysis of Turkey and Central European countries / Adam Szymański -- Democracy, legislatures and business conditions in post-authoritarian African regimes / Isabelle Côté and Rick Stapenhurst -- Legislative-executive relations in post-Junta Myanmar / Anthony Staddon -- Mexico : the rise of presidential populism and the decline of congress / Khemvirg Puente -- The decline of the Hungarian legislature since 2010 / Csaba Nikolenyi -- The upsurge of right-wing populism in Germany / Julia Schwanholz, Marcel Lewandowsky, Christoph Leonhardt, Andreas Blätte -- Conclusion: A theory of global legislative decline? / John Ishiyama.