180 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
180 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
180 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Northern Ireland’s power- sharing Assembly is understudied in the legislative studies literature. Having been suspended (or de facto suspended) for around 40% of its existence, conversation has tended to focus more on the wider political problems in which the Assembly has been enmeshed and less on its day-to-day functions as a legislature.
This book is the first to examine how the Assembly... Read more
1 Introduction: an Assembly that matters?
2 Representation: MLAs as ‘ethnic ambassadors’ and ‘party animals’?
3 Linkage: MLAs and (mini) constituency service
4 Scrutiny: MLAs and patterns of parliamentary questions
5 Policy- making: MLAs, committees, and the legislative process
6 Conclusion: reputations and realities
Biography
Sean Haughey is Lecturer in Politics at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool.
