05913oam 2200793I 450 991079044750332120200520144314.01-283-45852-797866134585201-136-45642-20-203-12649-110.4324/9780203126493 (CKB)2670000000148597(EBL)957650(OCoLC)798533490(SSID)ssj0000678625(PQKBManifestationID)11396293(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000678625(PQKBWorkID)10728022(PQKB)11450950(MiAaPQ)EBC957650(Au-PeEL)EBL957650(CaPaEBR)ebr10535159(CaONFJC)MIL345852(OCoLC)1000426988(PPN)19845855X(EXLCZ)99267000000014859720180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrParliamentary roles in modern legislatures /edited by Magnus Blomgren and Olivier RozenbergAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (265 p.)Routledge/ECPR studies in European political scienceDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-57568-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Parliamentary Roles in Modern Legislatures; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Foreword: Donald D. Searing; Preface; 1. Introduction: Magnus Blomgren and Olivier Rozenberg; Questioning roles; Outline of the book; References; 2. Legislative roles and legislative studies: the neo-institutionalist turning point?: Magnus Blomgren and Olivier Rozenberg; The legacy of research on legislative roles in political science; Donald Searing's motivational approach; Kaare Strøm's strategic approach; Conclusion; References3. The emergence and transformation of representative roles: Heinrich Best and Lars VogelHow to measure representatives' roles; Does social and political background matter? Determinants of legislative role-perceptions; Legislative roles: stability and change; Conclusion; References; 4. The consequences of representatives' role orientations: attitudes, behaviour, perceptions: Rudy B. Andeweg; Representatives' roles: defining the independent variable; The consequences: defining the dependent variable; Data; Cynicism about citizens; Contacting civil society; Knowing what their voters wantDiscussionReferences; 5. Roles as strategies: towards a logic of legislative behavior: Kaare Strøm; Introduction; Parliamentary roles as strategies; Legislators' preferences; Candidate selection; Election; Party office; Legislative office; Conclusion; References; 6. Legislators and their representational roles: strategic choices or habits of the heart?: Thomas Zittel; Legislators and the types of roles they play; Two approaches to explaining representational roles from a micro-level perspective; Case selection, data, and hypothesesRepresentational roles, party organizational careers, and electoral incentives in the German BundestagConclusion and discussion; References; 7. Party dimensions of representation in Westminster parliaments: Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom: Anika Gauja; Legislative roles and political parties; Research hypotheses and methods; What do surveys reveal about role perceptions in Westminster parliaments?; Interview evidence; Dealing with conflicts in the representative role; Party influences on practical aspects of decision-making; Conclusions: the party dimensions of representationReferences8. Parliamentary roles of MPs in sharp and soft focus: interviews and behavioural record compared: Marcelo Jenny and Wolfgang C. Müller; Theory: roles and types of MPs; Research design and data; Parliamentary activities: the MPs' perspective; Parliamentary activities: objective data; A typology of MPs derived from behavioural data; Comparing the perspective of MPs with their behaviour; Conclusion; References; 9. Role stability in the context of institutional and positional change: Gabriella Ilonszki; Introduction: the aims and context of this explorationLearning roles in the context of expectations and new institutionsThis book gathers the most influential authors on role research and legislative studies to examine the different roles that MPs are playing in modern-day legislatures. It provides a comprehensive and critical overview of current research on legislative roles, summarises previous research, presents a large variety of methodological approaches and also explores the latest developing approaches to role theory.The concept of political roles has become increasingly relevant for understanding contemporary political systems. Parliamentary, legislative and representative roles are proRoutledge/ECPR studies in European political science.LegislatorsLegislatorsCase studiesLegislatorsEuropeLegislative bodiesEuropeRepresentative government and representationRepresentative government and representationCase studiesLegislators.LegislatorsLegislatorsLegislative bodiesRepresentative government and representation.Representative government and representation328Blomgren Magnus1488907Rozenberg Olivier1976-972285FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910790447503321Parliamentary roles in modern legislatures3709331UNINA