The unequal distribution of speaking time in parliamentary-party groups

Parliamentary debates provide an arena where Members of Parliament (MPs) present, challenge, or defend public policies. However, the “plenary bottleneck” allows the party leadership to decide who participates in a debate. We argue that in this decision the timing of a debate matters: in proximity of...

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Main Authors: Bäck, Hanna (Author) , Baumann, Markus (Author) , Debus, Marc (Author) , Müller, Jochen (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Legislative studies quarterly
Year: 2019, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 163-193
ISSN:1939-9162
DOI:10.1111/lsq.12222
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lsq.12222
Verlag, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/lsq.12222
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Author Notes:Hanna Bäck, Markus Baumann, Marc Debus, Jochen Müller

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