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This study focused on Parliamentary oversight of international peacekeeping operations where Canadian Forces (CF) were represented in the 1990s. An examination of the activities of parliament in relation to defence matters from Confederation to the effective end of the Cold War …

The objective of this study is to determine how small parties effectively influence policy decision-making and policy outcomes in parliamentary systems. A secondary objective of the research is designed to determine how proportional representation can affect which groups of vote…

It is justifiable to use policy networks analysis as a tool of explanation of the policy process, since this approach has become the "dominant paradigm" within political science, in Britain at least. However, since this approach has become increasingly under attack from within a…

Since 1997, the UK constitution has undergone a transformation. This has since become a rolling process which shows little sign of abating. However, some of this constitutional change has been criticised for being rushed, piecemeal and with little consideration of the broader co…

The Scots MPs of the eighteenth century have traditionally been portrayed in a negative light. In a century once noted for electoral corruption and the abuses of patronage, they were seen by contemporaries and later writers as among the worst examples of their kind: greedy, self…

The post-war period has witnessed the Speakership of the House of Commons evolving from an important internal parliamentary office into one of the most recognised public roles in British political life. This historic office has not, however, been examined in any detail since Phi…

Why do legislatures lengthen the tenure of authoritarian regimes? In order to gain insight into this question, this dissertation examines how parliamentary institutions influence members' participation in debate and provision of casework and how the representative link shapes co…

This dissertation investigates Turkish foreign policy during two Iraq wars by focusing on the role of the Turkish parliament. In the Gulf War (1991), Turkey opened its bases to American aircraft used to attack Iraq. In contrast, during the War on Iraq (2003), Turkey did not allo…

This paper demonstrates the ways in which members of the Conservative right wing in Great Britain reacted to the decolonization of the British Empire, with a focus on the rhetoric they deployed. In particular, it focuses on Patrick Wall and Julian Amery, each of whom were closel…