Do Members of Parliament Express More Opposition in the Plenary than in the Committee? [Elektronisk resurs] Comparing Frontstage and Backstage Behaviour in Five National Parliaments

• This study attempts to break new ground by systematically comparing oppositional behaviour of Members of Parliament (MPs) in the two key arenas found in parliament: the plenary and the committee. Do MPs express more opposition frontstage in the plenary than backstage in the committee when discussing European affairs? The article sheds new light on political opposition in parliament by using a dataset of hand-coded statements made by MPs during plenary debates and European Affairs committee deliberations in five national parliaments. The results lend strong support to the main hypothesis that MPs express more opposition during plenary debates than committee deliberations. 

Ämnesord

Social Sciences  (hsv)

Political Science  (hsv)

Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)  (hsv)

Samhällsvetenskap  (hsv)

Statsvetenskap  (hsv)

Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier)  (hsv)

Statskunskap  (uu)

Political Science  (uu)

Genre

government publication  (marcgt)

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

European Union Affairs

National Parliaments

Oppositional Behaviour

Parliamentary Opposition

Plenary Debates