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Purpose-Built Parliament Buildings and the Institutionalisation of Parliament in Lesotho and Malawi 莱索托和马拉维专门建造的议会大厦和议会制度化

IF 1.2 3区社会学

Parliamentary Affairs Pub Date : 2022-10-05 DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsac017

Innocent Batsani-Ncube

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Do Members of Parliament Express More Opposition in the Plenary than in the Committee? Comparing Frontstage and Backstage Behaviour in Five National Parliaments 国会议员在全体会议上表达的反对意见比在委员会中表达的反对声音多吗？五届国民议会前台与后台行为比较

IF 1.2 3区社会学

Parliamentary Affairs Pub Date : 2022-06-30 DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsac016

C. Karlsson, T. Persson, Moa Mårtensson

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Critical Actors in a Dominant-Party Parliament? Representing Marginalised Communities in Singapore 执政党议会中的关键角色?代表新加坡的边缘社群

IF 1.2 3区社会学

Parliamentary Affairs Pub Date : 2022-06-25 DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsac015

Y. Ng, J. Yew, Steven Oliver

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House of Commons Public Bill Committees and Oral Evidence: A Half-Step Forward? 下议院公共法案委员会和口头证据:向前迈进了半步?

IF 1.2 3区社会学

Parliamentary Affairs Pub Date : 2022-06-16 DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsac013

H. Bochel

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OUP accepted manuscript OUP接受稿件

IF 1.2 3区社会学

Parliamentary Affairs Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsac002

引用次数: 3

OUP accepted manuscript OUP接受稿件

IF 1.2 3区社会学