Ministerial Turnover and Why Reshuffles Matter for Parliament
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10357126 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louise Thompson (0000-0003-0676-9622, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 457-460 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Political Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3179 • E-ISSN: 1467-923X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-923x.12832 |
| OpenAlex | W3012151360 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Reshuffles are a relatively common occurrence in British politics. We expect to see them whenever a new Prime Minister enters Downing Street, after elections and following ministerial resignations. Recent research from the Institute for Government warns that the regular churn of ministers has negative consequences for policy making and for parliamentary accountability. This article summarises their latest research and what this tells us about the potential implications of Boris Johnson’s February 2020 reshuffle on government and Parliament
Accountability · Coalition government · Government (linguistics · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime (order theory · Prime minister · Sociology · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |