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Author | : Leslie Seidle |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2003-06-13 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0773570829 |
The authors address issues of representation - the move to a proportional electoral system in New Zealand, the unsuccessful attempt to establish a domestic head of state in Australia, and the reform of the British House of Lords - and demonstrate that citizens increasingly want legislative institutions to more closely reflect the societies they serve. To discuss responsiveness, the governance of indigenous communities and their place within the broader society in Canada and New Zealand are examined, as is the role of institutions other than legislatures that are involved in protecting minority rights and responding to various forms of diversity. A separate chapter analyses the basis for and merits of proposals to reform the Canadian House of Commons. In addition, authors review the dynamics of federalism, intergovernmental relations, and other processes of multi-level governance in Canada, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. Public debate about adapting governance processes to changing conditions and citizen values is a necessary condition of successful democracies and there is much to learn from progress and false starts in other parliamentary democracies. Contributors include Jonathan Boston (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), Paul Chartrand (consultant, Victoria, British Columbia), Stéphane Dion (minister of Intergovernmental Relations, Government of Canada), David Docherty, Mason Durie (Massey University), Robert Hazell (University College London), Christina Murray (University of Cape Town), Cheryl Saunders (University of Melbourne), Leslie Seidle, Jennifer Smith (Dalhousie University), and Lord Wakeham (former chairman of the Royal Commission on House of Lords Reform).
Author | : Camille Bedock |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0198779585 |
This volume explores when, why, and how, democratic institutions are reformed.
Author | : Jeremy Bentham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1818 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Roger D. Congleton |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 146150421X |
Do constitutions matter? Are constitutions simply symbols of the political times at which they were adopted, or do they systematically affect the course of public policy? Are the policy crises of failing democracies the result of bad luck or of fundamental problems associated with the major and minor constitutional reforms adopted during their recent histories? The purpose of the present study is to address these questions using a blend of theory, history, and statistical analysis. The Swedish experience provides a nearly perfect laboratory in which to study the effects of constitutional reform. During the past 200 years, Swedish governance has shifted from a king-dominated system with an unelected four-chamber parliament to a bicameral legislature elected with wealth-weighted voting in 1866, and then to a new electoral system based on proportional representation and universal suffrage in 1920, and finally to a unicameral parliamentary system in 1970. All these radical reorganizations of Swedish governance were accomplished peacefully using formal amendment procedures established by previous constitutions. By focusing on constitutional issues rather than Sweden's political history, this book extends our understanding of constitutional reform and parliamentary democracy in general.
Author | : John Stuart Mill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 1859 |
Genre | : Representative government and representation |
ISBN | : |
An argument advocating universal suffrage with plurality of voting based on education; proposing representation in government of minorities; and condemning the secret ballot.
Author | : Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 1959 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Peter Aucoin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2011-01-01 |
Genre | : Constitutional law |
ISBN | : 9781552394632 |
This timely book examines recent history and ongoing controversies as it makes the case for restoring power to where it belongs - with the people's elected representatives in Parliament.
Author | : J. B. Conacher |
Publisher | : New York : Wiley |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Thomas König |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2010-08-17 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1441958096 |
George Tsebelis’ veto players approach has become a prominent theory to analyze various research questions in political science. Studies that apply veto player theory deal with the impact of institutions and partisan preferences of legislative activity and policy outcomes. It is used to measure the degree of policy change and, thus, reform capacity in national and international political systems. This volume contains the analysis of leading scholars in the field on these topics and more recent developments regarding theoretical and empirical progress in the area of political reform-making. The contributions come from research areas of political science where veto player theory plays a significant role, including, positive political theory, legislative behavior and legislative decision-making in national and supra-national political systems, policy making and government formation. The contributors to this book add to the current scholarly and public debate on the role of veto players, making it of interest to scholars in political science and policy studies as well as policymakers worldwide.
Author | : David Judge |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
This book breaks new ground with a critical examination of the mainstays of the British reformist agenda--electoral reform, committee organization, devolution, the upper chamber, and the assertion of backbench independence.