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In 2009, the Australian, Brazilian and UK parliaments faced strong criticism - to say the least - over the issue of parliamentarians' expenses. The uncovering of widespread misuses of public resources by parliamentarians in each of these three countries was the subject of intense media and...
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The thesis that European integration has become "politicised" has prompted a major debate in comparative political science and research on the EU. This debate nevertheless remains inconclusive with regard to links between the objects and thematic focal points of EU controversies (justification...
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Constitutional Amendment, the adoption of which lifted the immunity of 132 of the 550 members of the Turkish Parliament, we find that … immunity from prosecution impacts how the Members of the Parliament (MPs) act and perform their duties in the Parliament … diligent in the Parliament (drafting fewer pieces of legislation, initiating fewer investigation inquiries, delivering fewer …
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This article develops a method for quantitatively tracking the agenda of the British Parliament--by which I mean the …
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. What role should Parliament play in scrutinising trade deals? This paper compares current processes of parliamentary …. There are compelling reasons for strengthening Parliament's scrutiny role. Contemporary trade agreements involve policy … UK support negotiated outcomes. For scrutiny to be effective, Parliament needs access to much more information throughout …
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Members of Parliament (MPs) was instrumental in this. We find that three factors influenced their rebellion calculus: the MP …
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