Analyses the impact of the managerial reforms of the European Commission. In 1999 the resignation of the College of Commissioners triggered the implementation of a White Paper which listed 98 measures to overhaul the way the Commission did business. Ten years later what impact h…
Reformen sind allgegenwärtig. Doch ihre große Akzeptanz erscheint rätselhaft, denn das Scheitern von Reformen ist der Normalfall. Wie ist es möglich, dass Organisationen trotzdem immer wieder neue Versuche unternehmen, sich durch Reformen zu verbessern? Wenn die meisten Reformen…
As the second chamber of the Westminster parliament, the House of Lords has a central position in British politics. But it is far less well-studied and well understood than the House of Commons. This is in part because of constant expectations that it is about to be reformed - b…
Painting a detailed portrait of the House of Lords since reform removed most hereditary members in 1999, this book demonstrates the chamber's newly diverse membership and substantial policy impact in British politics. It also places the Lords in a comparative context, asks if it…
The American electoral system is clearly falling apart-as evidenced by the 2016 presidential election. In It's Time to Fight Dirty, David Faris offers accessible, actionable strategies for American institutional reform which don't require a constitutional amendment, and would ha…
Congress is the first branch of government in the American system [write the authors] but now it is a broken branch. [This book] offers both a ... diagnosis of the cause of Congressional decline and a ... blueprint for change.-Dust jacket.
"Congress is the first branch of government in the American system, write Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, but now it is a broken branch, damaged by partisan bickering and internal rancor. The Broken Branch offers both a diagnosis of the cause of Congressional decline and …