Description
The Scottish Parliament
A Scandinavian-Style Assembly?
Author: Arter David
Language: EnglishSubject for The Scottish Parliament:
Keywords
committees; committee; bills; riksdag; system; lifelong; learning; public; petitions; social; Scottish Socialist Party; Scottish National Party; Riksdag Committees; Lifelong Learning Committee; Executive Legislation; Public Petitions Committee; Scottish Committees; Rural Development Committee; Scottish Parliament; Social Affairs Committee; Committee Bills; General Affairs Committee; Interparty Negotiations; Swedish Parliament; Equal Opportunities Committee; Government Bills; Committee Chairs; Committee Convenors; Nordic Parliaments; Inter-party Negotiation; Pre-legislative Stage; John McAllion; Procedures Committee; Communications Committee; Open Hearings
Publication date: 09-2013
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 10-2003
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
Description
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This book is unique in analysing the new Scottish Parliament from a systematically comparative perspective. Its basic premise is that since devolution in 1999 Scotland can be considered a Scandinavian-style democracy with several features of a Scandinavian-style parliament. The basic research question, therefore, is: 'Has the Scottish Parliament in its first four-year term manifested a Scandinavian-style politics in the sense that there has been a high incidence of inter-party negotiation within Parliament?'
The architects of the Scottish Parliament saw the committees as the motor of a 'new politics' and gave them extensive powers. Outside Austria, only the Swedish and Icelandic committees have comparable powers. Accordingly, the study sets out to describe and analyse the workings of the committees in the Scottish, Swedish and Icelandic Parliaments. The concluding chapter also discusses the operation of the Danish, Finnish and Norwegian committees.