Phil Larkin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4384347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Phil Larkin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Phil |
| FAMILY NAME | Larkin |
| SIGNATURE | LARKIN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canberra |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The shifting landscape of prime ministerial accountability to parliament: An analysis of Liaison Committee scrutiny sessions
Prime ministerial power is always contingent, based on the utilisation of personal and institutional resources, subject to various formal and informal constraints. Parliament is both a political resource to be utilised, but also a veto-player. In the absence of formal mechanisms setting out the requirements for the UK prime ministerial accountability to parliament, a fluid and essentially personalised relationship has developed. Regular prime min…
The politics of coalition in Scotland
The Scottish parliament was designed to break with traditional Westminster politics, in favour of a more deliberative, consensual modus operandi. An electoral system designed to deliver coalition government was central to this. Yet, after a promising start, the system has failed to deliver the mode of politics expected of it. Moreover, coalition government in Westminster has made the prospect of coalition government in Scotland very much more unc…
Bipartisanship and Bicameralism in Australia's ‘War on Terror: Forcing Limits on the Extension of Executive Power
In Australia, John Howard's coalition government responded to the attacks of September 2001 by introducing a series of bills that would grant the executive and the security services unprecedented new powers in its 'war on terror', and by committing troops to Afghanistan and, later, Iraq. Australia governments normally dominate the lower House of Representatives whereas the Senate, with near co-equal powers, elected by proportional representation,…
Assessing the Influence of Select Committees in the UK: The Education and Skills Committee, 1997–2005
Many recent reports on the UK parliament have paid tribute to the House of Commons' Select Committees. Select Committees have limited formal powers. But as a rare source of ‘unbiased information, rational debate, and constructive ideas’, ministers are nevertheless said to heed their advice routinely. The evidence used to support expressions of this argument is, however, largely anecdotal. This paper offers a more formal assessment of the influenc…
The Problem of Political Science and Practical Politics
We reflect on the reasons why there is not a greater and more fruitful relationship between those who seek to understand policy and the political process from academia and those with a similar task in ‘practical politics’. We attribute this lack of engagement to three core factors: (1) from without, instrumental government visions of political science perpetuate the view that the discipline exists to serve those with power; (2) from within, scien…
New Labour in Perspective: A Comment on Rubinstein
In a recent issue of this journal, David Rubinstein (2000) questioned Stephen Driver and Luke Martell's characterisation of New Labour as a fundamental break with the past. Rubinstein notes important continuities between ‘Old’ Labour governments and the current Blair government, and correctly challenges Driver and Martell's simple ‘old’/‘new’ portrayal. However, he underestimates the extent to which contextual changes impact upon a left-of-centre…
Assessing the Influence of Select Committees in the UK: The Education and Skills Committee, 1997–2005
Many recent reports on the UK parliament have paid tribute to the House of Commons' Select Committees. Select Committees have limited formal powers. But as a rare source of ‘unbiased information, rational debate, and constructive ideas’, ministers are nevertheless said to heed their advice routinely. The evidence used to support expressions of this argument is, however, largely anecdotal. This paper offers a more formal assessment of the influenc…
Bipartisanship and Bicameralism in Australia's ‘War on Terror: Forcing Limits on the Extension of Executive Power
In Australia, John Howard's coalition government responded to the attacks of September 2001 by introducing a series of bills that would grant the executive and the security services unprecedented new powers in its 'war on terror', and by committing troops to Afghanistan and, later, Iraq. Australia governments normally dominate the lower House of Representatives whereas the Senate, with near co-equal powers, elected by proportional representation,…
The shifting landscape of prime ministerial accountability to parliament: An analysis of Liaison Committee scrutiny sessions
Prime ministerial power is always contingent, based on the utilisation of personal and institutional resources, subject to various formal and informal constraints. Parliament is both a political resource to be utilised, but also a veto-player. In the absence of formal mechanisms setting out the requirements for the UK prime ministerial accountability to parliament, a fluid and essentially personalised relationship has developed. Regular prime min…
The politics of coalition in Scotland
The Scottish parliament was designed to break with traditional Westminster politics, in favour of a more deliberative, consensual modus operandi. An electoral system designed to deliver coalition government was central to this. Yet, after a promising start, the system has failed to deliver the mode of politics expected of it. Moreover, coalition government in Westminster has made the prospect of coalition government in Scotland very much more unc…
The Problem of Political Science and Practical Politics
We reflect on the reasons why there is not a greater and more fruitful relationship between those who seek to understand policy and the political process from academia and those with a similar task in ‘practical politics’. We attribute this lack of engagement to three core factors: (1) from without, instrumental government visions of political science perpetuate the view that the discipline exists to serve those with power; (2) from within, scien…
New Labour in Perspective: A Comment on Rubinstein
In a recent issue of this journal, David Rubinstein (2000) questioned Stephen Driver and Luke Martell's characterisation of New Labour as a fundamental break with the past. Rubinstein notes important continuities between ‘Old’ Labour governments and the current Blair government, and correctly challenges Driver and Martell's simple ‘old’/‘new’ portrayal. However, he underestimates the extent to which contextual changes impact upon a left-of-centre…
New Labour in Perspective: A Comment on Rubinstein
In a recent issue of this journal, David Rubinstein (2000) questioned Stephen Driver and Luke Martell's characterisation of New Labour as a fundamental break with the past. Rubinstein notes important continuities between ‘Old’ Labour governments and the current Blair government, and correctly challenges Driver and Martell's simple ‘old’/‘new’ portrayal. However, he underestimates the extent to which contextual changes impact upon a left-of-centre…
The Problem of Political Science and Practical Politics
We reflect on the reasons why there is not a greater and more fruitful relationship between those who seek to understand policy and the political process from academia and those with a similar task in ‘practical politics’. We attribute this lack of engagement to three core factors: (1) from without, instrumental government visions of political science perpetuate the view that the discipline exists to serve those with power; (2) from within, scien…
Bipartisanship and Bicameralism in Australia's ‘War on Terror: Forcing Limits on the Extension of Executive Power
In Australia, John Howard's coalition government responded to the attacks of September 2001 by introducing a series of bills that would grant the executive and the security services unprecedented new powers in its 'war on terror', and by committing troops to Afghanistan and, later, Iraq. Australia governments normally dominate the lower House of Representatives whereas the Senate, with near co-equal powers, elected by proportional representation,…
Assessing the Influence of Select Committees in the UK: The Education and Skills Committee, 1997–2005
Many recent reports on the UK parliament have paid tribute to the House of Commons' Select Committees. Select Committees have limited formal powers. But as a rare source of ‘unbiased information, rational debate, and constructive ideas’, ministers are nevertheless said to heed their advice routinely. The evidence used to support expressions of this argument is, however, largely anecdotal. This paper offers a more formal assessment of the influenc…
The politics of coalition in Scotland
The Scottish parliament was designed to break with traditional Westminster politics, in favour of a more deliberative, consensual modus operandi. An electoral system designed to deliver coalition government was central to this. Yet, after a promising start, the system has failed to deliver the mode of politics expected of it. Moreover, coalition government in Westminster has made the prospect of coalition government in Scotland very much more unc…
The shifting landscape of prime ministerial accountability to parliament: An analysis of Liaison Committee scrutiny sessions
Prime ministerial power is always contingent, based on the utilisation of personal and institutional resources, subject to various formal and informal constraints. Parliament is both a political resource to be utilised, but also a veto-player. In the absence of formal mechanisms setting out the requirements for the UK prime ministerial accountability to parliament, a fluid and essentially personalised relationship has developed. Regular prime min…
Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Government (linguistics (4 works) · Parliament (4 works) · Political Systems and Governance (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works)