The Northern Ireland Assembly and its Members

ISBN-13: 9780367366568 / Twarda / 2023 / 240 str.

UK) Haughey Sean (University of Liverpool

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Sean Haughey is Lecturer in Politics at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool.