Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword by Peter Riddell -- Changing Westminster -- The Role of the Member of Parliament -- Legislative Socialisation: Surveying the Landscape -- Functional Socialisation: A Steep Learning Curve -- Attitudinal Socialisation: Clones or Mavericks? -- Behavioural Socialisation: Making Choices -- Parliamentary Socialisation -- 2010 and Beyond -- Appendix A: Questionnaires -- Appendix B: Selected Questionnaire Responses -- Appendix C: The Parliamentary Activity of MPs -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
"This first book-length study of the socialisation of MPs uses questionnaire data gathered over two Parliaments (1992-97 and 1997-2001) to find out how MPs learn about, and what their attitudes are towards, their role as a Member of Parliament. It analyzes their participation in debates, the use of Parliamentary Questions and committee work"-- Provided by publisher.
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