The Politics of Party Policy

From Members to Legislators
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-28345-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 259 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 4385 g

Reihe: Understanding Governance

Examining the complexities and tensions in relations between party members and parliamentarians through an in-depth analysis of the processes that shape the development of party policy in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, this book Presents new evidence on the challenges facing parties in encouraging citizen participation in policy development.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gauja, A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables List of Figures List of Appendices List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Linking Participation and Representation: Intra-Party Policy Development 3. The Rhetoric and Reality of Policy Development 4. Arenas for Policy Development 5. Do Members Participate in Policy Development? 6. Opening up the Party and Creating Supporters' Networks 7. Do Party Elites Control the Policy Agenda? 8. Transferring Policy to the Parliament: The Roles of Elected Representatives 9. Attitudes to Representation 10. Parliamentary Decision-making and the Implementation of Policy 11. Conclusion: Policy-Making in Parties Today Appendix: Policy Process Diagrams References

Über Autor(innen)

Anika Gauja is a Lecturer in Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research focuses on the comparative analysis of political institutions in modern representative democracies. She has published widely in international journals including , and the . She is also the author of and co-author of .