The prime minister in Scandinavia
Superstar’ or Supervisor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6292701 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Arter (0000-0002-4000-9611, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 109-127 |
| Publication date | 2004-06-21 |
| 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 | 10.1080/1357233042000322256 |
| OpenAlex | W2017178158 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article analyses the changing nature of the office of prime minister in the five Scandinavian countries. In particular, it seeks to delineate the primary lines of accountability between the chief political executive and the legislature. The prime minister is without doubt the dominant political figure (though scarcely a superstar) in Scandinavia today. However, his position will remain secure only so long as he is able to carry his party group (PPG). The main lines of accountability of the chief political executive to parliament run in practice not through plenary account debate or committee ‘hearings’, but through the prime minister's PPG
Accountability · Dismissal · Legislature · Lower house · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Prime (order theory · Prime minister · Superstar · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · History · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |