Policy-making power of opposition players: a comparative institutional perspective.

ABSTRACT: The organisation of legislative chambers and the consequences of parliamentary procedures have been among the most prominent research questions in legislative studies. Even though democratic elections not only lead to the formation of a government but also result in an opposition, the literature has mostly neglected oppositions and their role in legislative chambers. This paper proposes to fill this gap by looking at the legislative organisation from the perspective of opposition players. The paper focuses on the potential influence of opposition players in the policy-making process and presents data on more than 50 legislative chambers. The paper shows considerable variance of the formal power granted to opposition players. Furthermore, the degree of institutionalisation of opposition rig

SUBMITTER: Wegmann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8929392 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature