Parliamentary socialisation
Subtitle: learning the ropes or determining behaviour?
By: Michael Rush, Philip Giddings
Contributors: Giddings, Philip James
Series: Understanding governance; Understanding governance
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780230284890
Subjects: In-service training; Great Britain; Legislators; Rules and practice; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons; Professional relationships; Professional ethics; Ethics
Description: "This first book-length study of the socialisation of MPs uses questionnaire data gathered over two Parliaments (1992-97 and 1997-2001) to find out how MPs learn about, and what their attitudes are towards, their role as a Member of Parliament. It analyzes their participation in debates, the use of Parliamentary Questions and committee work"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-252) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Peter Riddell; title: Changing Westminster; title: The Role of the Member of Parliament; title: Legislative Socialisation: Surveying the Landscape; title: Functional Socialisation: A Steep Learning Curve; title: Attitudinal Socialisation: Clones or Mavericks?; title: Behavioural Socialisation: Making Choices; title: Parliamentary Socialisation; title: 2010 and Beyond; title: Appendix A: Questionnaires; title: Appendix B: Selected Questionnaire Responses; title: Appendix C: The Parliamentary Activity of MPs.