Legislatures are political bodies essential to democracy and the rule of law. They present social scientists with numerous intriguing puzzles, with far-reaching implications for our understanding of political institutions. Why, and how, have these ancient assemblies, established…
Over the past five years, legislative studies have emerged as a field of inquiry in political science. Many political science associations, both national and international, have created standing sections on legislative studies. There has also been a proliferation of literature o…
Over the past five years, legislative studies have emerged as a field of inquiry in political science. Many political science associations, both national and international, have created standing sections on legislative studies. There has also been a proliferation of literature o…
Legislatures are political bodies essential to democracy and the rule of law. They present social scientists with numerous intriguing puzzles, with far-reaching implications for our understanding of political institutions. Why, and how, have these ancient assemblies, established…
This open access book offers unique insight into how and where ideas and instruments of quantification have been adopted, and how they have come to matter. Rather than asking what quantification is, New Politics of Numbers explores what quantification does, its manifold conseque…
This handbook comprehensively explores the European Union's institutional and policy responses to crises across policy domains and institutions - including the Euro crisis, Brexit, the Ukraine crisis, the refugee crisis, as well as the global health crisis resulting from COVID-1…
The Indian parliament and democratic transformation
The Indian parliament and democratic transformation
The Indian parliament and democratic transformation
"This book traces the trajectory of the Indian Parliament from its formation to present day. The essays presented here explore parliamentary democracy through the formative years and highlight the Parliament's function as a representative and accountable institution, its procedu…
"Weipert-Fenner has created a comprehensive study of Egypt's parliamentary history from 1866-2011, using a systematic empirical analysis, to explore and explain the public outcry that followed the December 2020 election"--
"Weipert-Fenner has created a comprehensive study of Egypt's parliamentary history from 1866-2011, using a systematic empirical analysis, to explore and explain the public outcry that followed the December 2020election"--
When protests erupted in response to the 2010 Egyptian parliament elections that were widely viewed as fraudulent, many wondered. Why now? Voters had never witnessed free and fair elections in the past, so why did these elicit such an outcry? To answer this question, Weipert-Fen…
"Weipert-Fenner has created a comprehensive study of Egypt's parliamentary history from 1866-2011, using a systematic empirical analysis, to explore and explain the public outcry that followed the December 2020 election"--