Philip Norton (Lord Norton of Louth) is Professor of Government and Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull, UK, and is a member of the UK House of Lords. He is the Founding Editor of The Journal of Legislative Studies.

• Introduction Philip NortonDEVELOPING THEORY1. Rational Choice Theory in Legislative Studies: Models of Politics without Romanticism Thomas Saalfeld2. Conditional Agenda-Setting and Decision-Making Inside the European ParliamentGeorge TsebelisCOMPARING LEGISLATURES3. Introduction: Comparing the Legislative Performance of LegislaturesDavid Arter4. Social Choice and Comparing Legislatures: Constitutional Versus Institutional ConstraintsAnthony J. McGann5. Rethinking Bicameral Strength: A Three-Dimensional ApproachMeg Russell6. Conclusion: Questioning the "Mezey Question": An Interrogatory Framework for the Comparative Study of LegislatorsDavid ArterPARTY, DIVISION AND CONSENSUS7. Party Unity in Parliamentary Democracies: A Comparative AnalysisUlrich Sieberer8. Parliamentary Consociationalism in Lebanon: Equal Citizenry v. Quotated ConfessionalismImad Salamey and Rhys Payne9. Parliamentary Opposition in Westminster Democracies: Britain, Canada, Australia and New ZealandAndre Kaiser10. Differences and Changes in Danish Party Organisations: Central Party Organisation Versus Parliamentary Party Group PowerHelene Helboe PedersenREPRESENTATION11. Ethnic Group Representation in Cross-National ComparisonDidier Ruedin12. Women’s Substantive Representation: Defending Feminist Interests or Women’s Electoral Preferences? Anouk Lloren13. State Based Representation and National Policymaking: The Evolution of the Australian Senate and the FederationScott Brenton14. "A More Representative Chamber": Representation and the House of LordsHugh Bochel and Andrew DeftyINFLUENCE OF MEMBERS15. Assessing the Influence of Select Committees in the UK: The Education and Skills Committee, 1997-2005 Andrew Hindmoor, Phil Larkin and Andrew Kennon16. Exploring the Role of "Legislators" in Canada: Do Members of Parliament Influence Policy?Kelly Blidook17. Parliament and the Poll Tax: A Case Study in Parliamentary PressurePhilip Cowley PARLIAMENTS AND CITIZENS18. Studying the Relationship between Parliaments and CitizensCristina Leston-Bandeira19. How are Parliaments Using New Media to Engage with Citizens?Jeffrey Griffith and Cristina Leston-Bandeira20. Parliaments and Citizens in the United KingdomPhilip Norton21. Microblogging, Constituency Service and Impression Management: UK MPs and the Use of TwitterNigel Jackson and Darren LillekerPARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS22 Parliamentary Questions: The Behaviour of Legislators, and the Function of Legislatures: An IntroductionShane Martin23. Questioning Parliamentary QuestionsOlivier Rozenberg and Shane Martin24. Parliamentary Questions in 17 European Parliaments: Some Steps Towards ComparisonFrederico Russo and Matti Wiberg25. Parliamentary Questions as Instruments of Substantive Representation: Visible Minorities in the UK House of Commons, 2005-2010Thomas Saalfeld

Philip Norton (Lord Norton of Louth) is Professor of Government and Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull, UK, and is a member of the UK House of Lords. He is the Founding Editor of The Journal of Legislative Studies.

• Introduction Philip NortonDEVELOPING THEORY1. Rational Choice Theory in Legislative Studies: Models of Politics without Romanticism Thomas Saalfeld2. Conditional Agenda-Setting and Decision-Making Inside the European ParliamentGeorge TsebelisCOMPARING LEGISLATURES3. Introduction: Comparing the Legislative Performance of LegislaturesDavid Arter4. Social Choice and Comparing Legislatures: Constitutional Versus Institutional ConstraintsAnthony J. McGann5. Rethinking Bicameral Strength: A Three-Dimensional ApproachMeg Russell6. Conclusion: Questioning the "Mezey Question": An Interrogatory Framework for the Comparative Study of LegislatorsDavid ArterPARTY, DIVISION AND CONSENSUS7. Party Unity in Parliamentary Democracies: A Comparative AnalysisUlrich Sieberer8. Parliamentary Consociationalism in Lebanon: Equal Citizenry v. Quotated ConfessionalismImad Salamey and Rhys Payne9. Parliamentary Opposition in Westminster Democracies: Britain, Canada, Australia and New ZealandAndre Kaiser10. Differences and Changes in Danish Party Organisations: Central Party Organisation Versus Parliamentary Party Group PowerHelene Helboe PedersenREPRESENTATION11. Ethnic Group Representation in Cross-National ComparisonDidier Ruedin12. Women’s Substantive Representation: Defending Feminist Interests or Women’s Electoral Preferences? Anouk Lloren13. State Based Representation and National Policymaking: The Evolution of the Australian Senate and the FederationScott Brenton14. "A More Representative Chamber": Representation and the House of LordsHugh Bochel and Andrew DeftyINFLUENCE OF MEMBERS15. Assessing the Influence of Select Committees in the UK: The Education and Skills Committee, 1997-2005 Andrew Hindmoor, Phil Larkin and Andrew Kennon16. Exploring the Role of "Legislators" in Canada: Do Members of Parliament Influence Policy?Kelly Blidook17. Parliament and the Poll Tax: A Case Study in Parliamentary PressurePhilip Cowley PARLIAMENTS AND CITIZENS18. Studying the Relationship between Parliaments and CitizensCristina Leston-Bandeira19. How are Parliaments Using New Media to Engage with Citizens?Jeffrey Griffith and Cristina Leston-Bandeira20. Parliaments and Citizens in the United KingdomPhilip Norton21. Microblogging, Constituency Service and Impression Management: UK MPs and the Use of TwitterNigel Jackson and Darren LillekerPARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS22 Parliamentary Questions: The Behaviour of Legislators, and the Function of Legislatures: An IntroductionShane Martin23. Questioning Parliamentary QuestionsOlivier Rozenberg and Shane Martin24. Parliamentary Questions in 17 European Parliaments: Some Steps Towards ComparisonFrederico Russo and Matti Wiberg25. Parliamentary Questions as Instruments of Substantive Representation: Visible Minorities in the UK House of Commons, 2005-2010Thomas Saalfeld

Philip Norton (Lord Norton of Louth) is Professor of Government and Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull, UK, and is a member of the UK House of Lords. He is the Founding Editor of The Journal of Legislative Studies.

• Introduction Philip NortonDEVELOPING THEORY1. Rational Choice Theory in Legislative Studies: Models of Politics without Romanticism Thomas Saalfeld2. Conditional Agenda-Setting and Decision-Making Inside the European ParliamentGeorge TsebelisCOMPARING LEGISLATURES3. Introduction: Comparing the Legislative Performance of LegislaturesDavid Arter4. Social Choice and Comparing Legislatures: Constitutional Versus Institutional ConstraintsAnthony J. McGann5. Rethinking Bicameral Strength: A Three-Dimensional ApproachMeg Russell6. Conclusion: Questioning the "Mezey Question": An Interrogatory Framework for the Comparative Study of LegislatorsDavid ArterPARTY, DIVISION AND CONSENSUS7. Party Unity in Parliamentary Democracies: A Comparative AnalysisUlrich Sieberer8. Parliamentary Consociationalism in Lebanon: Equal Citizenry v. Quotated ConfessionalismImad Salamey and Rhys Payne9. Parliamentary Opposition in Westminster Democracies: Britain, Canada, Australia and New ZealandAndre Kaiser10. Differences and Changes in Danish Party Organisations: Central Party Organisation Versus Parliamentary Party Group PowerHelene Helboe PedersenREPRESENTATION11. Ethnic Group Representation in Cross-National ComparisonDidier Ruedin12. Women’s Substantive Representation: Defending Feminist Interests or Women’s Electoral Preferences? Anouk Lloren13. State Based Representation and National Policymaking: The Evolution of the Australian Senate and the FederationScott Brenton14. "A More Representative Chamber": Representation and the House of LordsHugh Bochel and Andrew DeftyINFLUENCE OF MEMBERS15. Assessing the Influence of Select Committees in the UK: The Education and Skills Committee, 1997-2005 Andrew Hindmoor, Phil Larkin and Andrew Kennon16. Exploring the Role of "Legislators" in Canada: Do Members of Parliament Influence Policy?Kelly Blidook17. Parliament and the Poll Tax: A Case Study in Parliamentary PressurePhilip Cowley PARLIAMENTS AND CITIZENS18. Studying the Relationship between Parliaments and CitizensCristina Leston-Bandeira19. How are Parliaments Using New Media to Engage with Citizens?Jeffrey Griffith and Cristina Leston-Bandeira20. Parliaments and Citizens in the United KingdomPhilip Norton21. Microblogging, Constituency Service and Impression Management: UK MPs and the Use of TwitterNigel Jackson and Darren LillekerPARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS22 Parliamentary Questions: The Behaviour of Legislators, and the Function of Legislatures: An IntroductionShane Martin23. Questioning Parliamentary QuestionsOlivier Rozenberg and Shane Martin24. Parliamentary Questions in 17 European Parliaments: Some Steps Towards ComparisonFrederico Russo and Matti Wiberg25. Parliamentary Questions as Instruments of Substantive Representation: Visible Minorities in the UK House of Commons, 2005-2010Thomas Saalfeld