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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300505403321

Autore

Kikuchi Hirokazu

Titolo

Presidents versus Federalism in the National Legislative Process [[electronic resource] ] : The Argentine Senate in Comparative Perspective / / by Hirokazu Kikuchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-90113-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 295 p. 2 illus.)

Collana

IDE-JETRO Series, , 2662-6314

Disciplina

320.4

Soggetti

Latin America—Politics and government

Comparative politics

Legislative bodies

Latin American Politics

Comparative Politics

Legislative and Executive Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Political Careers and the Legislative Process under Federalism -- 3. Committees, Floor, and the Four Types of Senators -- 4. The Drawer of Committees -- 5. Bosses at the Frontline -- 6. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book rethinks gubernatorial effects on national politics using the case of the Argentine Senate. Simultaneously analyzing senatorial behavior in committees and on the floor, Kikuchi argues that senators strategically change their actions according to stages in the legislative process, and that longstanding governors may influence national politics, causing their senators to shelve unwanted presidential bills at the committee stage. He explains senatorial behavior focusing on varieties in the combinations of principals, whose preferences senators must take into account, and shows that legislators under the same electoral system do not necessarily behave in the same way. He also demonstrates that this argument can be applied to cases from other federal countries, such as Brazil and Mexico. Based on rich qualitative



evidence and quantitative data, the book offers a theoretical framework for understanding how some governors may influence national politics.