Patterns of institutional design in national parliaments

Abstract

This panel invites papers on institutional settings in parliaments and their effects on legislative behavior of MPs and parties as well as on general system attributes.

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Serving MPs or surveying the country? A comparative analysis of parliamentary staff.	View Paper Details
Social proximity matters? Revisiting the effect of government size on parliament’s professionalization.	View Paper Details
Parliamentary oversight: a task for only a few good MPs?	View Paper Details
By request and by call: Interest Group Access and Parliamentary Hearings in the Portuguese democracy	View Paper Details