Parliamentary Representation in France

Herausgeber: Costa, Olivier

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides, for the first time in decades, an in-depth analysis of parliamentary representation in France by looking at MPs' profiles, behaviour and expectations, citizens' views on representation, and National Assembly activities and influence. It is a must-read for students and scholars interested in legislative studies or French politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9781138953499
• ISBN-10: 1138953490
• Artikelnr.: 43156461

Autorenporträt

Olivier Costa is CNRS Research Professor at the Centre Emile Durkheim (Sciences Po Bordeaux, University of Bordeaux). He is also Director of Political and Administrative Studies at the College of Europe (Bruges Campus). His key research areas include French Parliament, European Parliament, comparative legislative politics and EU policy-making and policies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Parliamentary Representation in France 2. Why do French
MPs Focus More on Constituency Work than on Parliamentary Work? 3. Up and
Down, Old and New: Values and Value Systems of MPs and Voters in France
4. From Theory to Practice: Citizens' Attitudes about Representation in
France 5. Wisdom or Indifference? The Principles of Representative
Government in the Eyes of the French Voters 6. French MPs and Law-making:
Deputies' Activities and Citizens' Perceptions 7. MPs' Issue Attention in
Parliament: Evidence of a Stick-Slip Process of Attention Allocation in the
French National Assembly 8. The French Constitutional Law of 23 July 2008
as seen by MPs: Working or Talking Parliament? 9. Conclusion: Challenging
the Conventional Wisdoms about Parliamentary Representation in France