Yelling across the floor of the House of Commons to ask a question of the prime minister
over the shouts of boos is far from effective in holding government to account, yet it remains …

This article provides a wide-ranging overview of the support available to parliamentarians to
enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities they require to perform their individual roles and …

While evidence hearings by House of Commons select committees have received
increasing attention by the public and the media in recent years, academic research on this …

Political Management lays out the core tools to manage government, campaigns and
parties. The first book to combine management concepts with politics and government, it …

This article reports original research which built on conceptual issues previously identified
by the authors. A survey of national parliaments sought information on orientation and …

Politik als Beruf ist ein ausführlich erforschtes Thema. Der Beitrag ordnet die bestehende
Literatur und erweitert sie um empirische Einblicke in den 20. Bundestag. Es soll die Frage …

The aim of this study Identify strategies of the empowerment for Iran parliament members.
The aim is to answer to this question that: How to improve and promote delegates' abilities …

In this article, I examine the nature of political practice in the P acific I slands against two
dominant measures of professionalization: incentive and institutionalist. Drawing from a …

This article analyses the assistance provided to Italian Members of Parliament (MPs) both by
officers of the parliamentary administrations and their own staff in order to enhance their …

This doctorate looks at the role of parliamentary select committees in the UK House of
Commons. Though the literature on this topic is extensive, this research project explores the …