Gatekeeping the Plenary Floor: Discourse Network Analysis as a Novel Approach to Party Control

In the German parliament, the Bundestag, floor time is a scarce resource and is allocated to MPs by leaders of their respective parliamentary party groups. Previous research indicates that highly salient plenary debates tend to be dominated by party leaders and other loyal frontbenchers. Plenary spe...

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Main Author: Caroline Bhattacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2020-06-01
Series:Politics and Governance
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/2611