Actors, Motivations and Outcomes in the Legislative Process: Policy Influence at Westminster

If you can beat them, confront them: Party-level analysis of opposition behavior in European national parliaments

“…To win more votes, opposition parties need to persuade voters, not only that they perform well, but that they will be better than, or different from, the current government. In this context, opposing the government in plenary votes sends a signal to the electorate, highlighting the difference between a given opposing party and the government (Russell et al., 2017). My hypotheses relies on the latter rationale; I argue that the better a party is poised to compete for office in the upcoming elections, the more likely it is to prefer conflict with the government over cooperation with it.…”

The Policy Power of the Westminster Parliament: The “Parliamentary State” and the Empirical Evidence

“…Our study went further, tracking all 4,361 amendments proposed to 12 bills at every stage of the legislative process (Russell, Gover, and Wollter forthcoming; Russell et al forthcoming). It is notable that the bills were subject to relatively few Commons rebellions or Lords defeats.…”

Analysis of Political Parties Representation in Parliament Influence Public Policy Formulation in Uganda’s Nascent Hydrocarbon Industry

“…Parliament, therefore, controls government actions through policy and financial scrutiny. Russell et al, (2017) argue that UK parliament is credible institution and its influence is significant felt globally where all institutions of the House are operational. Nogoibaeva (2014) are public policy formulation is an uphill task in many developing democracies.…”

“…Franchino & Hyland (2009) argue that in developing democracies, there is an overlap of roles between the legislature and executive branches of government. According toRussell et al, (2017), the Executive initiates policies proposals to parliament for debate, scrutiny and final approval. Parliament listens to policy proposals tendered in by different stakeholders during agenda setting.…”