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Bicameralism: European Tendencies and Perspectives for Ukraine [PDF]
Baltic Journal of European studies, 2018 The authors of the article continue the scientific discourse on the role and significance of bicameralism for building a modern democratic legal state.
Tatsiy Vasyl, Serohina Svitlana
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The Swiss Ständerat: a Model of Perfect Bicameralism
Perspectives on Federalism, 2018 This paper presents the Swiss Ständerat as a model of perfect bicameralism. It looks at the constitutional design of the second Chamber, examines the evolution of the Ständerat and critically assesses its current functioning.
Belser Eva Maria
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Bicameralism and government formation: does bicameral incongruence affect bargaining delays? [PDF]
European Political Science Review, 2020 AbstractThe effects of bicameral legislatures on government formation have attracted scholarly attention since Lijphart’s (1984) seminal contribution. Previous research found support for the ‘veto control hypothesis,’ showing that bicameralism affects coalition governments’ composition and duration.
Giannetti, Daniela +2 more
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Representing Regions, Challenging Bicameralism: An Introduction
Perspectives on Federalism, 2018 This special issue publishes a number of conference papers presented at the conference ‘Representing Regions, Challenging Bicameralism’ that took place on 22 and 23 March 2018 at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Gamper Anna
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Perfect and Imperfect Bicameralism: A Misleading Distinction? [PDF]
Perspectives on Federalism, 2018 The aim of this contribution is to make some points on the distinction between ‘perfect’ (or equal) and ‘imperfect’ (or unequal) bicameralism and its relevance to contemporary discussions about second chambers and their constitutional position.
Delledonne Giacomo
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Federalism, Bicameralism, and Institutional Change: General Trends and One Case-study
Brazilian Political Science Review, 2010 The article distinguishes federal states from bicameralism and mechanisms of territorial representation in order to examine the association of each with institutional change in 32 countries by using constitutional amendments as a proxy.
Marta Arretche
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Bicameralism and bicameral reforms in democracy and dictatorship in comparative perspective [PDF]
, 2018 Scholars generally agree that the number and percentage of bicameral legislatures have been in decline but by the late 1990s the trend has either flattened out or reversed. The existing studies are also predominantly informed by bicameral reforms in mature democracies. Our aim is twofold.
Baturo, Alexander, Elgie, Robert
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Modele bicamerale comparate. Romania: Monocameralism versus bicameralism
Revista Transilvană de Ştiinţe Administrative, 2007 The paper attempts to evaluate the Romanian bicameral model as well as to identify and critically asses which are the options our country has in choosing between unicameral and bicameral system.
Cynthia Carmen CURT
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A New Index of Bicameralism: Taking Legitimacy Seriously
, 2021 Second chambers frequently form part of national institutional configurations, but their impact on policy making can vary from negligible to all-important veto players. The standard approach is to assess their importance via two dimensions: formal powers
Vatter, Adrian +2 more
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Bicameralism and Policy Responsiveness to Public Opinion [PDF]
, 2023 Does the organization of the assembly affect whether governments deliver policy that reflects the changing preferences of the public? Cross-national analyses of public opinion and policy outputs, for welfare policies and immigration policies, show that ...
Hellwig, Timothy +5 more
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