Jonathan B Slapin: 2 books
The Politics of Parliamentary Debate
Parties, Rebels and Representation
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Parliamentary debate is a fundamental aspect of democratic law-making. While law makers everywhere seek to express their views in parliament, there are large discrepancies in who has access to the floor across political systems. This book explains how parties and their members of parliament (MPs)...
Roll Call Rebels
Strategic Dissent in the United States and United Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2018
Scholars of legislative politics often note the many differences between the British House of Commons and the United States House of Representatives. These include differences in party strength, members' partisan loyalty on votes, and general institutional structure. Because of these differences,...