Presidents versus Federalism in the National Legislative Process

The Argentine Senate in Comparative Perspective
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-07936-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 295 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 416 g

Reihe: IDE-JETRO Series

This book rethinks gubernatorial effects on national politics using the case of the Argentine Senate. Simultaneously analyzing senatorial behavior in committees and on the floor, Kikuchi argues that senators strategically change their actions according to stages in the legislative process, and that longstanding governors may influence national politics, causing their senators to shelve unwanted presidential bills at the committee stage. He explains senatorial behavior focusing on varieties in the combinations of principals, whose preferences senators must take into account, and shows that legislators under the same electoral system do not necessarily behave in the same way. He also demonstrates that this argument can be applied to cases from other federal countries, such as Brazil and Mexico. Based on rich qualitative evidence and quantitative data, the book offers a theoretical framework for understanding how some governors may influence national politics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kikuchi, Hirokazu

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.  Introduction.- 2. Political Careers and the Legislative Process under Federalism.- 3. Committees, Floor, and the Four Types of Senators.- 4.  The Drawer of Committees.- 5.  Bosses at the Frontline.- 6.  Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Hirokazu Kikuchi is an associate senior research fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Chiba, Japan. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on legislative politics, executive-legislative relations, electoral systems, and civil society organizations.