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The contemporary House of Lords : Westminster bicameralism revived / Meg Russell.
By: Russell, Meg [author.]
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: xiv, 332 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199671564Subject(s): Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords -- History | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords -- Powers and duties | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords -- Reform | Great Britain -- Politics and governmentAdditional Physical Form: Electronic version 9780191654725DDC classification: 328.41071 Also available electronically.
Contents:
A brief history of the House of Lords -- Bicameralism in theory and comparative perspective -- A brief introduction to the contemporary House of Lords -- Political actors in the Lords -- The Lords as a barrier to the government : legislative defeats -- Negotiated outcomes and the wider legislative impact of the Lords -- Non-legislative policy work -- Is the House of Lords 'legitimate?' Attitudes towards the chamber -- The politics of Lords reform -- Conclusions : the House of Lords, British politics and legislative bicameralism.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | Millbank Dewey | 328.41071 RUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Issued | 04/06/2024 | 007099 | |||
| Reference material | House of Lords Library - Palace Westminster Archives | Parliament Reserve | RESERVE 328.41071 RUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 007100 | |||
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 328.41071 RUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Issued | 24/11/2022 | 007098 | |||
| Reference material | House of Lords Library - Palace Westminster Archives | Parliament Reserve | RESERVE 328.41071 RUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Not for loan | 007513 | |||
| Reference material | Millbank Dewey | 328.41071 RUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 007742 |
A brief history of the House of Lords -- Bicameralism in theory and comparative perspective -- A brief introduction to the contemporary House of Lords -- Political actors in the Lords -- The Lords as a barrier to the government : legislative defeats -- Negotiated outcomes and the wider legislative impact of the Lords -- Non-legislative policy work -- Is the House of Lords 'legitimate?' Attitudes towards the chamber -- The politics of Lords reform -- Conclusions : the House of Lords, British politics and legislative bicameralism.
Also available electronically.