The Intensity of Government–Opposition Divide as Measured through Legislative Speeches and What We Can Learn from It: Analyses of Japanese Parliamentary Debates, 1953–2013
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DOI: 10.1017/gov.2018.15
Abstract: Abstract Through the analysis of legislative speeches made by prime ministers and party representatives in parliamentary sessions in Japan from 1953 to 2013, we argue that it is possible to place parties according to a… read more here.
Keywords: government opposition; legislative speeches; intensity government; 1953 2013 ... See more keywords
Geographical Representation on the Floor: Parliamentary Rules and Legislative Speeches in Party‐Centered Contexts
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DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70032
Abstract: The degree of party control of parliamentary debates influences which MPs take the floor. However, we do not know whether floor access rules matter also for the content of speeches. Drawing on a corpus of… read more here.
Keywords: party; representation; legislative speeches; floor ... See more keywords