Despite the centrality of political opposition in democracy, few theoretical researches have
been led on this issue since the 1970s. However, the context in which the opposition had …

At least since the beginning of the 1980s, much of the writing on the strategies, tactics, and
policies of parties has explicitly cautioned against the treatment of party as a “unitary …

Legislative party discipline and cohesion are important phenomena in the study of political
systems. Unless assumptions are made that parties are cohesive and act as unified …

The interactions between government ministers and members of parliament are commonly
analysed within the bounds of the concept of 'executive-legislative relations'. Unfortunately …

This article analyzes whether the pork barrel political approach really exists in the context of
legislative output by the Brazilian Congress. According to the author's argument, in the case …

Rational choice theory with its assumptions of methodological individualism and self-
interested behaviour is eminently suited to analyses of legislative behaviour in the United …

The Real World of EU Accountability reports the findings of a major empirical study into
patterns and practices of accountability in European governance. The product of a 4-year …

This text is part of a major research project on legislative rules in European parliamentary
democracies. It analyses the extent to which different parliaments use recorded (ie, public) …

Which kind of decisions are passed by Cabinet in coalition governments? What motivates
ministerial action? How much leeway do coalition parties give their governmental …

This article compares national parliamentary scrutiny over European Union matters in two
countries with coalition governments, Germany and the Netherlands, based on interviews …