Members of Parliament in Western Europe: Roles and Behaviour

by Muller,Wolfgang C.

• ISBN13: 9780714643694
• ISBN10: 0714643696
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1997-05-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Traditional comparative studies of parliaments have focused on constitutional and organizational characteristics of parliaments, or differences in the historical contexts, in which legislative assemblies have developed. The motivations of individual Members of Parliament have been neglected. This volume provides empirical work on legislative role orientations and behaviour in six West European parliaments: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. All contributions present a wealth of empirical findings on parliamentarians' role orientations in different institutional contexts.

Table of Contents

Roles in Legislative Studies: A Theoretical Introduction	p. 1
Roles and Behaviour of British MPs	p. 17
Professionalisation of Parliamentary Roles in Germany: An Aggregate-Level Analysis, 1949-94	p. 32
German MPs and Their Roles	p. 55
The Political Roles of Danish MPs	p. 79
Roles, Structures and Behaviour: Norwegian Parliamentarians in the Nineties	p. 91
Role Specialisation or Role Switching? Dutch MPs between Electorate and Executive	p. 110
Intra- and Extra-Parliamentary Role Attitudes and Behaviour of Belgian MPs	p. 128
Rules, Reasons and Routines: Legislative Roles in Parliamentary Democracies	p. 155
Index	p. 175
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