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Book Synopsis Restraining Elective Dictatorship by : Nicholas Aroney
Download or read book Restraining Elective Dictatorship written by Nicholas Aroney and published by ISBS. This book was released on 2008 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book contains chapters from twenty-one leading international scholars and politicians on the history, the recent performance, and the future of upper houses of parliament in Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom."--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Elective Dictatorship by : Quintin Hogg Baron Hailsham of St. Marylebone
Download or read book Elective Dictatorship written by Quintin Hogg Baron Hailsham of St. Marylebone and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Constitutional Constraints on Elective Dictatorship by : Zsuzsanna Gedeon
Download or read book Constitutional Constraints on Elective Dictatorship written by Zsuzsanna Gedeon and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elective dictatorship became a crucial problem of all types of governments due to the emergence of parties. When the same party controls the executive power and the majority of the legislative power, separation of powers, fusion of powers and other traditional checks lose their effect of securing liberty and democracy. The main focus of this research is identifying solutions to this problem, in the parliamentarian Hungary, presidential US and semi-presidential France. The main argument of the thesis is that although parliamentary systems, such as Hungary, are the most threatened by elective dictatorship, there are certain institutions and tools in such a system that are the most capable of opposing elective dictatorship. Opposition rights are analyzed through supermajority requirements and the standing right of the opposition to constitutional courts. The main finding of the thesis is that the parliamentarian Hungary is the most capable of opposing elective dictatorship through these two specific rights. This conclusion suggests that there are certain institutions in a parliamentary system, such as the theory of opposition rights, that should be used more intentionally and should be developed further to oppose elective dictatorship, instead of concentrating on the traditional checks that are not working anymore.
Book Synopsis Beyond Presidentialism and Parliamentarism by : Steffen Ganghof
Download or read book Beyond Presidentialism and Parliamentarism written by Steffen Ganghof and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. In a democracy, a constitutional separation of powers between the executive and the assembly may be desirable, but the constitutional concentration of executive power in a single human being is not. Beyond Presidentialism and Parliamentarism defends this thesis and explores 'semi-parliamentary government' as an alternative to presidential government. Semi-parliamentarism avoids power concentration in one person by shifting the separation of powers into the democratic assembly. The executive becomes fused with only one part of the assembly, even though the other part has at least equal democratic legitimacy and robust veto power on ordinary legislation. The book identifies the Australian Commonwealth and Japan as well as the Australian states of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia as semi-parliamentary systems. Using data from 23 countries and six Australian states, it maps how parliamentary and semi-parliamentary systems balance competing visions of democracy; it analyzes patterns of electoral and party systems, cabinet formation, legislative coalition-building, and constitutional reforms; systematically compares the semi-parliamentary and presidential separation of powers; and develops new and innovative semi-parliamentary designs, some of which do not require two separate chambers.
Book Synopsis Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems by : Brian Galligan
Download or read book Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems written by Brian Galligan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conventions are fundamental to the constitutional systems of parliamentary democracies. Unlike the United States which adopted a republican form of government, with a full separation of powers, codified constitutional structures and limitations for executive and legislative institutions and actors, Britain and subsequently Canada, Australia and New Zealand have relied on conventions to perform similar functions. The rise of new political actors has disrupted the stability of the two-party system, and in seeking power the new players are challenging existing practices. Conventions that govern constitutional arrangements in Britain and New Zealand, and the executive in Canada and Australia, are changing to accommodate these and other challenges of modern governance. In Westminster democracies, constitutional conventions provide the rules for forming government; they precede law and make law-making possible. This prior and more fundamental realm of government formation and law making is shaped and structured by conventions.
Download or read book Fiducial Governance written by John Power and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIDUCIAL GOVERNANCE: AN AUSTRALIAN REPUBLIC FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM represents an attempt to grapple with the challenges of designing governance regimes suited to the new millennium. Power's monograph asserts the need for the reform of Australian governance and charts Australia's fitful progress towards a republican future. Along the way he sketches a framework for constitutional reform, mindful of the strengths and weaknesses of the current system of government and the contest of ideas about the role and configuration of Australian Heads of State. Long a frustrated Australian republican, Power contends that the republican log jam is due in significant part to a lack of respect shown by the republican policy community to the contribution long made to good governance by monarchical heads of state. This monograph seeks to draw lessons from this experience, so as to make the republican venture one of substance for the Australian public. In so doing, Power draws on a range of republican, indigenous and feminist writings in order to develop a new framework of 'fiducial governance' aimed at enhancing the trustworthiness and integrity of our institutions of governance, thereby paving the way for the replacement of the monarch by a directly elected head of state. This is an erudite and thoughtful book that will be of interest to those with an interest in systems of governance and to constitutional scholars, whether they be republicans or monarchists.
Book Synopsis The Ashgate Research Companion to Federalism by : Ann Ward
Download or read book The Ashgate Research Companion to Federalism written by Ann Ward and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive research companion examines the theory, practice and historical development of the principle of federalism from the ancient period to the contemporary world. It provides a range of interpretations and integrates theoretical and practical aspects of federalism studies more fully than is usually the case. The volume identifies and examines nascent conceptions of the federal idea in ancient and medieval history and political thought before considering the roots of modern federalism in the ideas of a number of important European political theorists of the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. The contributors focus on the development and institutionalization of the principle of federalism in the American Republic and examine the historical development and central policy debates surrounding European federalism. The final sections investigate contemporary debates about theories of federalism and regional experiences of federalism in a global context including Africa, India, Australia, the Middle East, and North and South America. The scope and range of this volume is unparalleled; it will provide the reader with a firm understanding of federalism as issues of federalism promise to play an ever more important role in shaping our world.
Book Synopsis Diversity and Unity in Federal Countries by : Luis Moreno
Download or read book Diversity and Unity in Federal Countries written by Luis Moreno and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Diversity and Unity in Federal Countries, leading scholars and practitioners analyse the current political, socio-economic, spatial, and cultural diversity in the countries under consideration before delving into the role that social, historical, and political factors have had in shaping the balance of diversity and unity. The authors assess the value placed on diversity by examining whether present institutional arrangements and public policies restrict or enhance diversity and address the future challenges of balancing diversity and unity in an increasingly populated and mobile world.
Book Synopsis Policy Agendas in Australia by : Keith Dowding
Download or read book Policy Agendas in Australia written by Keith Dowding and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contributes to and expands on the major international Comparative Policy Agendas Project. It sets the project in context, and provides a comprehensive assessment of the changing policy agenda in Australia over a forty-year period, using a unique systematic dataset of governor-general speeches, legislation and parliamentary questions, and then mapping these on to media coverage and what the public believes (according to poll evidence) government should be concentrating upon. The book answers some important questions in political science: what are the most important legislative priorities for government over time? Does the government follow talk with action? Does government attend to the issues the public identifies as most important? And how does media attention follow the policy agenda? The authors deploy their unique dataset to provide a new and exciting perspective on the nature of Australian public policy and the Comparative Policy Agendas Project more broadly.
Book Synopsis State of South Australia by : John Spoehr
Download or read book State of South Australia written by John Spoehr and published by Wakefield Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will South Australia emerge from the global economic crisis relatively unscathed and enter a period of unprecedented prosperity? State of South Australia tackles this and many other questions, offering the most comprehensive analysis of the major social, economic, cultural, environmental and political trends and policy challenges facing this state.
Book Synopsis Political Political Theory by : Jeremy Waldron
Download or read book Political Political Theory written by Jeremy Waldron and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political theorists focus on the nature of justice, liberty, and equality while ignoring the institutions through which these ideals are achieved. Political scientists keep institutions in view but deploy a meager set of value-conceptions in analyzing them. A more political political theory is needed to address this gap, Jeremy Waldron argues.
Book Synopsis Liberal Democracies and the Torture of Their Citizens by : Cynthia Banham
Download or read book Liberal Democracies and the Torture of Their Citizens written by Cynthia Banham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses and compares how the USA's liberal allies responded to the use of torture against their citizens after 9/11. Did they resist, tolerate or support the Bush Administration's policies concerning the mistreatment of detainees when their own citizens were implicated and what were the reasons for their actions? Australia, the UK and Canada are liberal democracies sharing similar political cultures, values and alliances with America; yet they behaved differently when their citizens, caught up in the War on Terror, were tortured. How states responded to citizens' human rights claims and predicaments was shaped, in part, by demands for accountability placed on the executive government by domestic actors. This book argues that civil society actors, in particular, were influenced by nuanced differences in their national political and legal contexts that enabled or constrained human rights activism. It maps the conditions under which individuals and groups were more or less likely to become engaged when fellow citizens were tortured, focusing on national rights culture, the domestic legal and political human rights framework, and political opportunities.
Book Synopsis Controlling Administrative Power by : Peter Cane
Download or read book Controlling Administrative Power written by Peter Cane and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An historical and comparative explanation of some puzzling differences between the administrative law of England, the USA and Australia.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Territorial Politics by : Klaus Detterbeck
Download or read book Handbook of Territorial Politics written by Klaus Detterbeck and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of territorial politics has enjoyed a renaissance in the last thirty years. Scholars have questioned the state-centric assumptions upon which mainstream social science has been built, pointing to the territorial (re)distribution of power across and within states. This Handbook brings together leading scholars to demonstrate how territory has shaped institutional structures, public policies, elections, political parties, and identity across the world. Offering theoretical, comparative and empirical insights, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of territory on modern political, economic and social life.
Book Synopsis The Constitution in a Hall of Mirrors by : David E. Smith
Download or read book The Constitution in a Hall of Mirrors written by David E. Smith and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it’s the first-past-the-post electoral system or partisan government appointees to the Senate, Canadians want better representation and accountability from the federal government. Before reforms can be enacted, however, it is important to explore and clarify the relationships among Canada’s three parliamentary institutions: Crown, Senate, and Commons. In The Constitution in a Hall of Mirrors, David E. Smith presents a learned but accessible analysis of the interconnectedness of Canada’s parliamentary institutions. Smith argues that Parliament is a unity comprised of three parts and any reforms made to one branch will, whether intended or not, affect the other branches. Through a timely, nuanced, and comprehensive examination of parliamentary debates, committee reports, legal scholarship, and comparative analysis of developments in the United Kingdom, Smith uncovers the substantial degree of ambiguity that exists among Canadians and their calls for structural and operational reforms. By illuminating the symbiotic relationship between the Crown, Senate, and Commons, The Constitution in a Hall of Mirrors brings government reform closer to reality.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215540584 Total Pages :56 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (45 download)
Book Synopsis Constitutional reform and renewal by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee
Download or read book Constitutional reform and renewal written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2009-07-29 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Committee recognises the appetite in many quarters for fundamental constitutional change and welcomes the Government's renewed focus on constitutional reform and renewal in response to this. It is surprised by the limited provisions in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill, and fears that this may be a missed opportunity to make progress in some areas of reform. Any programme introducing fundamental change should be carefully constructed and aimed at a coherent outcome taking into account the widest possible range of views and allowing sufficient time for consideration and response. The Government's approach to constitutional reform has been ad hoc and piecemeal. Reform must underpinned by a set of constitutional principles based on a proper understanding of the position and role of Parliament in relation to the other institutions of state. The report covers the Parliamentary Standards Bill, House of Lords reform, a written constitution, stronger powers to local government, electoral reform, young people's engagement with politics, freedom of information. The Committee cautions that inappropriate handling of bills and proposals for reform specifically designed to restore public trust may further undermine that trust.
Book Synopsis Politics in New Zealand by : R. G. Mulgan
Download or read book Politics in New Zealand written by R. G. Mulgan and published by Auckland University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook is an introduction to the study of New Zealand politics. This second edition is designed to incorporate the major changes that have occurred to the New Zealand political system with the advent of MMP.
