{"product_id":"dramas-at-westminster-select-committees-and-the-quest-for-accountability-paperback","title":"Dramas at Westminster: Select Committees and the Quest for Accountability - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Geddes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on three months of research in Westminster, and over forty-five interviews, this book focuses on the everyday practices of Members of Parliament and officials to reveal how parliamentarians perform their scrutiny roles. Some MPs become specialists while others act as lone wolves; some are there to try to defend their party while others want to learn about policy. Amongst these different styles, chairs of committees have to try to reconcile these interpretations and either act as committee-orientated catalysts or attempt to impose order as leadership-orientated chieftains. All of this pushes and pulls scrutiny in competing directions, and tells us that accountability depends on individual beliefs, everyday practices and the negotiation of dilemmas. In this way, MPs and officials create a drama or spectacle of accountability and use their performance on the parliamentary stage to hold government to account.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on unprecedented access to the UK Parliament, this book challenges how we understand and think about accountability between government and Parliament. Drawing on three months of research in Westminster, and over forty-five interviews, this book focuses on the everyday practices of Members of Parliament and officials to reveal how parliamentarians perform their scrutiny roles. Some MPs become specialists while others act as lone wolves; some are there to try to defend their party while others want to learn about policy. Amongst these different styles, chairs of committees have to try to reconcile these interpretations and either act as committee-orientated catalysts or attempt to impose order as leadership-orientated chieftains. All of this pushes and pulls scrutiny in competing directions, and tells us that accountability depends on individual beliefs, everyday practices and the negotiation of dilemmas. In this way, MPs and officials create a drama or spectacle of accountability and use their performance on the parliamentary stage to hold government to account. \u003ci\u003eDramas at Westminster: Select committees and the quest for accountability\u003c\/i\u003e offers the most up-to-date and detailed research on committee practices in the House of Commons, following a range of reforms since 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2021 WJM Mackenzie Prize for the best book published in political science \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Dramas at Westminster tells us a great deal about the public and hidden power of select committees at a time when scrutiny is more vital than it has ever been.'\u003cbr\u003e LSE Review of Books \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Geddes's research stands in a line of powerful and important works that have begun to change our understanding of how Westminster works, what MPs do, how they behave and, most importantly, the kind of 'roles' they perform. '\u003cbr\u003e Democratic Audit UK \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A lively and empathetic book.'\u003cbr\u003e Parliaments, Estates and Representation\u003cbr\u003eBased on unprecedented access to the UK Parliament, this book challenges how we understand and think about accountability between government and Parliament. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on three months of research in Westminster and over forty-five interviews, this book focuses on the everyday practices of Members of Parliament and officials to reveal how parliamentarians perform their scrutiny roles. Some MPs become specialists while others act as lone wolves; some are there to try to defend their party while others want to learn about policy. Amongst these different styles, chairs of committees have to try to reconcile these interpretations and either act as committee-orientated catalysts or attempt to impose order as leadership-orientated chieftains. All of this forces scrutiny in competing directions, and tells us that accountability depends on individual beliefs, everyday practices and the negotiation of dilemmas. In this way, MPs and officials create a drama or spectacle of accountability and use their performance on the parliamentary stage to hold government to account. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dramas at Westminster offers the most up-to-date and detailed research on committee practices in the House of Commons, following a range of reforms since 2010.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarc Geddes is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750634062112,"sku":"9781526160423","price":64.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c7037b34ae02fd649393d1e222163a6f.webp?v=1779955205","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dramas-at-westminster-select-committees-and-the-quest-for-accountability-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}