Parlements

The Indian Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies

The Indian Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies A Research Project conducted by Christophe Jaffrelot, Senior Research Fellow CNRS at the CERI  – Centre for International Studies and Research This project aims at developing a database of the Indian Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs), the assemblies elected at the state level throughout the Indian Union. This database is bound to become a reference for the quantitative/qualitative research on Indian political personnel. Five dimensions will be explored: Gender and religion belonging of [...]

Olivier Rozenberg & al. publish « The Roles and Function of Parliamentary Questions »

The Roles and Function of Parliamentary Questions Edited by Shane Martin & Olivier Rozenberg Published April 5th 2012 by Routledge Parliamentary questions are a feature of almost all national legislatures. Despite this, we know very little about how questions are used by MPs and what impact questions have on controlling the government. This volume advances our theoretical and empirical knowledge of the use of questioning in a number of different parliamentary settings. The propensity of parliamentarians to ask questions indicates that the interrogatories are an important tool for [...]

Sciences Po remporte des financements publics pour deux projets visant à analyser les activités parlementaires

Sciences Po remporte des financements publics pour deux projets visant à analyser les activités parlementaires Les députés font-ils la loi ? Il s’agit d’un projet collaboratif, coordonné par Olivier Rozenberg, qui réunit le Centre d’Etudes Européenes, le medialab  et l’association Regards Citoyens Le Conseil Régional d’Ile-de-France a retenu ce projet dans le cadre de son appel à projet PICRI qui soutient les projets rapprochant la recherche et la société civile. Une subvention totale de 150 000 € lui a été accordée sur une durée de 3 ans. Il [...]