The Role of the Member of Parliament Since 1868: From Gentlemen to PlayersOUP Oxford, 2001 M09 20 - 264 páginas This wide-ranging study, by one of the UK's leading scholars of British politics, presents a fascinating picture of the role of the MP during the last 150 years. The author examines the various roles of Members of Parliament since the middle of last century. Backbench MPs have three major roles-a partisan role, a constituency role, and a scrutiny role. They increasingly expect and are expected to support their parties; to help constituents with individual problems and look after their collective interests; and they are expected to keep a check on the government and its policies. These roles existed 150 years ago, but the balance between them has changed. The partisan role now dominates at Westminster, the constituency role has expanded beyond all recognition, and the scrutiny role is widely seen as the poor relation. Moreover, while constituency work has been virtually hived-off as a non-partisan role, the conflict between the partisan and the scrutiny role creates a dilemma at the heart of parliamentary government. |
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... Change 1 139 7. The Role of the Member and Parliament : Continuity and Change 2 167 8. From Gentlemen to Players : Complementary , Separate , or Conflicting Roles ? 212 Appendix 224 Bibliography 226 Index 241 TABLES 1.1 Searing's ...
... Change 1 139 7. The Role of the Member and Parliament : Continuity and Change 2 167 8. From Gentlemen to Players : Complementary , Separate , or Conflicting Roles ? 212 Appendix 224 Bibliography 226 Index 241 TABLES 1.1 Searing's ...
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... changes in a massive study comparing party structures in Britain and the United States . In the British case Ostrogorski was particularly interested in the development of the Birmingham Caucus , Joseph Chamberlain's political machine ...
... changes in a massive study comparing party structures in Britain and the United States . In the British case Ostrogorski was particularly interested in the development of the Birmingham Caucus , Joseph Chamberlain's political machine ...
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... changes in Commons ' procedure from the passing of the Reform Act of 1832. In particular , he showed how government control of the House of Commons , through its timetable and agenda , increased from something close to minimal control ...
... changes in Commons ' procedure from the passing of the Reform Act of 1832. In particular , he showed how government control of the House of Commons , through its timetable and agenda , increased from something close to minimal control ...
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... Changes in the way Parliament oper- ates are bound to affect the role of its members . The focus is almost exclusively on the House of Commons , since , if Parliament remains the locus of any power , that power will reside in the ...
... Changes in the way Parliament oper- ates are bound to affect the role of its members . The focus is almost exclusively on the House of Commons , since , if Parliament remains the locus of any power , that power will reside in the ...
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... change . This in turn may result in significant changes in theory and prac- tice , even to the point where practice is or appears to be divorced from theory , so that the latter exists , or appears to exist , in form not substance ...
... change . This in turn may result in significant changes in theory and prac- tice , even to the point where practice is or appears to be divorced from theory , so that the latter exists , or appears to exist , in form not substance ...
Contenido
1 | |
The Political Context | 25 |
The Adaptation of Parliament | 52 |
The SocioEconomic Transformation of | 76 |
The Professionalization of the Member of Parliament | 109 |
Continuity and Change 1 | 139 |
Complementary | 212 |
Appendix | 224 |
Index | 241 |
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