Political Parties, Parliaments and Legislative Speechmaking

In analysing speeches made by legislators, this book provides theoretical and empirical answers to questions such as: Why do some Members of Parliament (MPs) take the parliamentary floor and speak more than others, and why do some MPs deviate more than ot

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Political Parties, Parliaments and Legislative Speechmaking Hanna Bäck Professor of Political Science, Lund University, Sweden

Marc Debus Professor of Political Science, University of Mannheim, Germany

POLITICAL PARTIES , PARLIAMENTS AND LEGISLATIVE SPEECHMAKING Copyright © Hanna Bäck and Marc Debus 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-48454-3

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Contents

List of Figures and Tables

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Acknowledgements

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1 Introduction

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2 Theoretical Expectations about Speechmaking

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3 How to Analyse Speeches a