Robert Heffernan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4449675 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Heffernan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Heffernan |
| SIGNATURE | HEFFERNAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Open University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Limits to Prime Ministerial Autonomy
In heading up a coalition David Cameron has had to confront two unusual constraints that prevent him from being a dominant prime minister. The first constraint, something unfamiliar to previous prime ministers, is his having to work with and through a coalition partner firmly placed to the Conservatives’ left. The second constraint, equally problematic but more familiar, is that Cameron has faced a restive Conservative parliamentary party in whic…
There's No Need for the '-isation
The notion that the British prime minister had outgrown the parliamentary system enabled some scholars to theorise that the prime minister had become more 'powerful' over time and allowed critics to lambast Tony Blair for being unnecessarily and unreasonably powerful. Keith Dowding (2012) suggests it is time to 'finally put an end to the presidentialisation argument' (p. 618), but the notion—in both its uses—had fallen from favour long before his…
Cameron as Prime Minister
Forming a coalition involves compromise, so a prime minister heading up a coalition government, even one as predominant a party leader as David Cameron, should not be as powerful as a prime minister leading a single-party government. Cameron has still to work with and through ministers from his own party, but has also to work with and through Liberal Democrat ministers; not least the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. The relationship between th…
Why the Prime Minister cannot be a President
Journal Article Why the Prime Minister cannot be a President: Comparing Institutional Imperatives in Britain and America Get access Richard Heffernan Richard Heffernan The Open University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2005, Pages 53–70, https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsi006 Published: 01 January 2005
Cameron as Prime Minister
Forming a coalition involves compromise, so a prime minister heading up a coalition government, even one as predominant a party leader as David Cameron, should not be as powerful as a prime minister leading a single-party government. Cameron has still to work with and through ministers from his own party, but has also to work with and through Liberal Democrat ministers; not least the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. The relationship between th…
Why the Prime Minister cannot be a President
Journal Article Why the Prime Minister cannot be a President: Comparing Institutional Imperatives in Britain and America Get access Richard Heffernan Richard Heffernan The Open University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2005, Pages 53–70, https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsi006 Published: 01 January 2005
There's No Need for the '-isation
The notion that the British prime minister had outgrown the parliamentary system enabled some scholars to theorise that the prime minister had become more 'powerful' over time and allowed critics to lambast Tony Blair for being unnecessarily and unreasonably powerful. Keith Dowding (2012) suggests it is time to 'finally put an end to the presidentialisation argument' (p. 618), but the notion—in both its uses—had fallen from favour long before his…
The Limits to Prime Ministerial Autonomy
In heading up a coalition David Cameron has had to confront two unusual constraints that prevent him from being a dominant prime minister. The first constraint, something unfamiliar to previous prime ministers, is his having to work with and through a coalition partner firmly placed to the Conservatives’ left. The second constraint, equally problematic but more familiar, is that Cameron has faced a restive Conservative parliamentary party in whic…
Why the Prime Minister cannot be a President
Journal Article Why the Prime Minister cannot be a President: Comparing Institutional Imperatives in Britain and America Get access Richard Heffernan Richard Heffernan The Open University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2005, Pages 53–70, https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsi006 Published: 01 January 2005
Cameron as Prime Minister
Forming a coalition involves compromise, so a prime minister heading up a coalition government, even one as predominant a party leader as David Cameron, should not be as powerful as a prime minister leading a single-party government. Cameron has still to work with and through ministers from his own party, but has also to work with and through Liberal Democrat ministers; not least the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. The relationship between th…
There's No Need for the '-isation
The notion that the British prime minister had outgrown the parliamentary system enabled some scholars to theorise that the prime minister had become more 'powerful' over time and allowed critics to lambast Tony Blair for being unnecessarily and unreasonably powerful. Keith Dowding (2012) suggests it is time to 'finally put an end to the presidentialisation argument' (p. 618), but the notion—in both its uses—had fallen from favour long before his…
The Limits to Prime Ministerial Autonomy
In heading up a coalition David Cameron has had to confront two unusual constraints that prevent him from being a dominant prime minister. The first constraint, something unfamiliar to previous prime ministers, is his having to work with and through a coalition partner firmly placed to the Conservatives’ left. The second constraint, equally problematic but more familiar, is that Cameron has faced a restive Conservative parliamentary party in whic…
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