Coalition governments are the norm in most of the world's parliamentary democracies.
Because these governments are comprised of multiple political parties, they are subject to …

4 Introduction to whether or not we see convergence across states for agencies with similar
features, such as the same size, task or governance structure. Moreover, according to the …

Research has shown that emotions matter in politics, but we know less about when and why
politicians use emotive rhetoric in the legislative arena. This article argues that emotive …

Individual legislators differ in the degree to which they work to cultivate personal votes.
While conventional wisdom declares that the electoral system typically motivates the choice …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 While Ireland was once perceived as being characterised by
conservatism, Catholicism and cultural isolation, by the first decades of the twenty-first century …

This book presents a wide range of perspectives on the role of national parliaments in EU
politics and policy-making. Many accounts of the role of national parliaments portray them as …

3.1 Responses to Democratic Audit (1991) and (1995)'There should be a freedom of
information act, giving the right of access to information collected by public authorities …

Ireland's national emblem, the harp, has since medieval times, resonated as an official
symbol for Irish nationhood. Today, this immediately recognisable icon is found in the seals …

Even though institutional design clearly shapes legislative processes and outputs,
explanation of cross-national variation in how legislatures are organized remains elusive …

What is the relationship between electoral institutions and the internal organization of
legislatures? Existing research on the US Congress suggests that electoral incentives …