Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures: A Theory of Institutional Design and Political Conflict (Parliaments & Legislatures S.) - Softcover

Ostrow, Joel M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814250440 ISBN 13: 9780814250440

Publisher: Ohio State University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Ostrow (political science, Benedictine university) develops a comparative institutional framework to explain marked differences in behavior across three post-Soviet legislatures: the Russian Supreme Soviet, the Russian State Duma, and the Estonian legislature. He argues that differences in their ability to manage political conflict resulted from the design of the legislatures most significantly, the matter of whether and how they include parties or partisan factors. The author was present at many of the committee hearings and legislative sessions he describes; he also interviewed numerous committee members. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

JOEL M. OSTROW is Chair of the Political Science Department at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. He is a tenured Associate Professor of Political Science specializing in Russian politics, democracy and democratization, nationalism and terrorism, war, political violence, global affairs, and international organizations. He is the author of Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures (2000).

Synopsis

One dilemma facing newly independent states is how to design effective legislatures when parties are weak and fragmented. This text compares the behaviour of three post-Soviet legislatures. Ostrow argues that ability to manage political conflict depends largely on the design of the legislatures.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814250440
• ISBN 13: 9780814250440
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288