Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 266 pages) : illustrations |
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Understanding governance |
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Understanding governance.
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Contents |
Foreword by Peter Riddell -- Changing Westminster -- The Role of the Member of Parliament -- Legislative Socialisation: Surveying the Landscape -- Functional Socialisation: A Steep Learning Curve -- Attitudinal Socialisation: Clones or Mavericks? -- Behavioural Socialisation: Making Choices -- Parliamentary Socialisation -- 2010 and Beyond -- Appendix A: Questionnaires -- Appendix B: Selected Questionnaire Responses -- Appendix C: The Parliamentary Activity of MPs -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword by Peter Riddell -- Changing Westminster -- The Role of the Member of Parliament -- Legislative Socialisation: Surveying the Landscape -- Functional Socialisation: A Steep Learning Curve -- Attitudinal Socialisation: Clones or Mavericks? -- Behavioural Socialisation: Making Choices -- Parliamentary Socialisation -- 2010 and Beyond -- Appendix A: Questionnaires -- Appendix B: Selected Questionnaire Responses -- Appendix C: The Parliamentary Activity of MPs -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
Parliament and MPs are held in low esteem at a time when Britain is facing major challenges. Can Parliament change to help meet these challenges? Or are MPs simply socialised into the ways of the Westminster village? Parliamentary Socialisation is the first book-length study of the socialisation of MPs. Surveying the literature on legislative socialisation, it develops a model of parliamentary socialisation as a framework for the book. Using a series of questionnaires covering two Parliaments, the book explores what MPs think about their roles and how they learn their jobs. MPs' patterns of behaviour are explored through analyses of their participation in debates, use of Parliamentary Questions, and committee work. The book concludes that MPs face a steep learning curve when first elected and that they are subject to a considerable degree of socialisation, but also argues that MPs' attitudes and behaviour can and do change |
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"This first book-length study of the socialisation of MPs uses questionnaire data gathered over two Parliaments (1992-97 and 1997-2001) to find out how MPs learn about, and what their attitudes are towards, their role as a Member of Parliament. It analyzes their participation in debates, the use of Parliamentary Questions and committee work"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons -- Ethics
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Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons -- Rules and practice
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SUBJECT |
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons fast |
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Legislators -- In-service training -- Great Britain
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Legislators -- Professional relationships -- Great Britain
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Legislators -- Professional ethics -- Great Britain
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Central government -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Public administration -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Social, group or collective psychology -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- General.
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Politics and Government.
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Ethics
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Legislators -- Professional ethics
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Great Britain
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Genre/Form |
Rules
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Giddings, Philip James.
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ISBN |
9780230316850 |
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0230316859 |
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1283290294 |
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9781283290296 |
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9786613290298 |
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6613290297 |
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0230314066 |
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9780230314061 |
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