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Parliamentary Committees in the Policy Process

Parliamentary Committees in the Policy Process

Siefken, Sven T.
Rommetvedt, Hilmar

Hardcover

Series: Library of Legislative Studies, Book 1

General Political ScienceUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 0367617889
ISBN13: 9780367617882
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 17 2021
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.53
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book sheds new light on the often shadowy, but essential role of committees, which exist in modern parliaments around the globe, and it questions the conventional notion that the 'real' work of parliament happens in committees.

Renowned country specialists take a close look at what goes on in committees and how it matters for policy making. While committees are seen as the central place where policy is made, they often hold their sessions closed to the public and calls for transparency are growing. To understand this black box it is necessary to look within but also beyond the walls of the committee rooms and parliament buildings. Bringing together formal and informal aspects, rules and practices shows that committees are not a paradise of policy making. They have great relevance nonetheless: as crystallization points in the policy networks, as drivers for division of labor and for socialization and the integration of MPs.

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