Political opposition has long been one of the most dramatically understudied elements of
real-world politics in contemporary democratic and authoritarian regimes. The past decade …

A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second
edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining …

The history of Myanmar's legislature has evolved through numerous cessations and
restorations, from the first ministerial council during the Pagan dynasty through to the …

It is customary to argue that foreign policy is very much dominated by the executive, with
parliaments wielding limited influence. However, with the exception of the US Congress …

In analysing speeches made by legislators, this book provides theoretical and empirical
answers to questions such as: Why do some Members of Parliament (MPs) take the …

Der Band führt in die Theorie und Praxis einer zentralen Organisationsform der Demokratie
ein, in den Parlamentarismus. Angesprochen werden die Geschichte und theoretischen …

The Anthropology of Parliaments offers a fresh, comparative approach to analysing
parliaments and democratic politics, drawing together rare ethnographic work by …

While parliaments have long been neglected actors in the analysis of security policy, a
research literature on the subject is growing. Current research is focused primarily on how …

Many organizations around the world recognize the complementarity of public and
environmental health and focus their attention on the effective management of both health …

The literature frequently recommends purposive sampling of elites based on the
assumptions that random sampling negatively affects the response rate and that it induces …