Winning the war but losing the peace
The British House of commons during the Second World War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6292033 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Norton (University of Hull, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 33-51 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Legislative Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-2334 • E-ISSN: 1743-9337 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13572339808420563 |
| OpenAlex | W2033952089 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article considers competing hypotheses ‐ the marginalisation and the constraining hand theses ‐ about the relationship of the House of Commons to government during the Second World War and the consequences of that relationship for the House of Commons in peacetime. The evidence supports the constraining hand hypothesis, with the situation created by war generating a House of Commons with more influence over the executive than is generally conceded. However, the consequence of that experience was to deter the House of Commons from undertaking significant, and arguably necessary, institutional reform in peacetime
Commons · Government (linguistics · House of Commons · Peacetime · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · World War II · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |