Stronger Legislatures, Stronger Democracies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Steven Fish (0000-0001-9992-9984, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-20 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2006.0008 |
| OpenAlex | W1967996845 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 93 |
| References cited | 10 |
In order to assess the real impact of different governmental arrangements on democratization, we must penetrate beyond general categories for classifying constitutional systems and measure the power of specific institutions. This essay presents a new instrument for measuring the powers of national legislatures across different constitutional frameworks that examines the postcommunist countries' Freedom House scores and ratings on a Parliamentary Powers Index at the constitutional moment and beyond. The evidence shows that the strength of the national legislature may be an institutional key to democratization
Development economics · Economics · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 93 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,65 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 93 |