TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brunner,Martin
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Parliaments and Legislative Activity: Motivations for Bill Introduction 
T2  - Studien zur Neuen Politischen Ökonomie
SN  - 9783531196121
AV  - H1-970.9 
U1  - 300 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Wiesbaden
PB  - Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Imprint: Springer VS
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Political science
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - Social Sciences, general
KW  - Political Science
N1  - The Puzzle of Parliamentary Bill Introduction -- Parliamentary Bills as Party Policy Signals -- Public Opinion and Parliamentary Activities -- Private Members’ Bills between Party and Constituency
N2  - Martin Brunner aims at solving the puzzle of why opposition parties or government backbenchers propose legislation even though the chance to influence policy outcomes in this manner is almost nil. He argues that instead of influencing policies directly most parliamentary bills serve different purposes: They are used in order to signal own policy positions and to show alternatives to government policies. Or they point at topics that rank high on the public agenda but low on the government agenda. They can also be a means for individual Members of Parliament to build up an independent personal profile. Using formal models and comparative empirical evidence from Belgium, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom the author shows that parliamentary initiatives of opposition and backbenchers are not simply “much ado about nothing”, but the result of vote-seeking motivations. Table of contents The Puzzle of Parliamentary Bill Introduction.- Parliamentary Bills as Party Policy Signals.- Public Opinion and Parliamentary Activities.- Private Members’ Bills between Party and Constituency. Zielgruppen - Researchers in the field of political science - Members of Parliament
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-19612-1
ER  -