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

Russell, Meg; Cowley, Philip

doi:10.1111/gove.12149

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“…The findings are in tune with Russell & Cowley (2016) who contend that parliamentary caucuses strengthening functionality of political organizations. Winetrobe (2000) explains that the Executive influence parliamentary policy debates on issues considered important to the ruling government.…”

Section: Parliament and Policy Scrutinysupporting

confidence: 76%

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

2019

International Journal of Political Science

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Section: Parliament and Policy Scrutinysupporting

confidence: 76%

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

2019

International Journal of Political Science

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“…However, when ‗carrot and stick' disciplinary mechanisms are unavailable, leaders may also manipulate the agenda-setting process in order to avoid potentially divisive votes. Russell and Cowley (2016) argue that party leaders must take account of the preferences of non-median party members when deciding whether to pursue legislation. When the preferences of these veto players diverge, and a party leader can control the agenda, the degree of grid lock is likely to increase.…”

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confidence: 99%

Analysis of political parties ideologies influencing public policy formulation in Ugandas Nascent Hydrocarbon Industry

Ayeta¹,

Maloba²,

Godfrey³

2019

Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.

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This study examined political parties' ideologies influencing public policy formulation in Uganda's nascent hydrocarbon industry. The study followed the four research objectives, research questions and hypotheses. The researcher applied a descriptive cross-sectional survey research design to guide the study. The research adopted both quantitative and qualitative approaches and data was collected from 218 respondents. The researcher collected both quantitative and qualitative data which was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and thematic content analysis, respectively. The findings of the study have shown that political ideology contributes to public policy formulation in Uganda's nascent hydrocarbon industry by 20.7% and it is significant (P=0.000). It can be concluded that political parties' ideology is an important determinant to public policy formulation. It is recommended that government should ensure the question of ideology is handled from primary education level to university because it is a key factor in public policy formulation. The government should re-introduce civic education in primary schools and political education in secondary and tertiary institutions.

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“…In contrast, we argue that Parliament remains an important site for policy influence. This judgement is based on numerous studies that reveal Parliament's policy influence (Russell and Cowley, 2016), specifically in scrutinising legislation (e.g. Thompson, 2015aThompson, , 2015b and examining government policy through select committee inquiry (e.g.…”

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A recipe for impact? Exploring knowledge requirements in the UK Parliament and beyond

Geddes

Dommett

Prosser

2018

Evidence and Policy

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In the context of ongoing debates around academic engagements with policymakers, this article discusses how academics can successfully engage with the often overlooked institution of Parliament. We argue that the UK Parliament is not a homogeneous organisation but has differing knowledge requirements for different parliamentary sites. While there are common barriers that need to be overcome by researchers, there is no universal recipe that will ensure successful research impact. We argue that there are different forms of engagement likely to lead to influence, and that co-production is the most important way by which academics can engage with Parliament.

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

Cited by 71 publications

References 29 publications

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

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

Analysis of political parties ideologies influencing public policy formulation in Ugandas Nascent Hydrocarbon Industry

A recipe for impact? Exploring knowledge requirements in the UK Parliament and beyond

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