Michael Rush - Parliamentary Socialisation: Learning the Ropes or Determining Behaviour? (Understanding Governance)

Understanding Governance series

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1. To understand the process of change

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Titles include:

Michael Rush and Philip Giddings

PARLIAMENTARY SOCIALISATION

Learning the Ropes or Determining Behaviour?

Paul t Hart and John Uhr (editors)

HOW POWER CHANGES HANDS

Transition and Succession in Government

Robert Hazell, Ben Worthy and Mark Glover

THE IMPACT OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN THE UK

Does FOI Work?

Ann Scott

ERNEST GOWERS

Plain Words and Forgotten Deeds

Kevin Theakston

AFTER NUMBER 10

Former Prime Ministers in British Politics

Titles previously published in the Transforming Government series include:

Simon Bulmer, Martin Burch, Caitrona Carter, Patricia Hogwood and Andrew Scott

BRITISH DEVOLUTION AND EUROPEAN POLICY-MAKING

Transforming Britain into Multi-Level Governance

Nicholas Deakin and Richard Parry

THE TREASURY AND SOCIAL POLICY

The Contest for Control of Welfare Strategy

Neil C. M. Elder and Edward C. Page

ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL IN NEXT STEPS AGENCIES

Oliver James

THE EXECUTIVE AGENCY REVOLUTION IN WHITEHALL

Public Interest Versus Bureau-Shaping Perspectives

David Marsh, David Richards and Martin J. Smith

CHANGING PATTERNS OF GOVERNANCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Reinventing Whitehall?

Iain McLean

THE FISCAL CRISIS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Edward C. Page and Vincent Wright (editors)

FROM THE ACTIVE TO THE ENABLING STATE

The Changing Role of Top Officials in European Nations

Hugh Pemberton

POLICY LEARNING AND BRITISH GOVERNANCE IN THE 1960s

B. Guy Peters, R. A. W. Rhodes and Vincent Wright (editors)

ADMINISTERING THE SUMMIT

Administration of the Core Executive in Developed Countries

R. A. W. Rhodes (editor)

TRANSFORMING BRITISH GOVERNMENT

Volume One: Changing Institutions

Volume Two: Changing Roles and Relationships

David Richards

NEW LABOUR AND THE CIVIL SERVICE

Reconstituting the Westminster Model

Martin J. Smith

THE CORE EXECUTIVE IN BRITAIN

Kevin Theakston

LEADERSHIP IN WHITEHALL

Kevin Theakston (editor)

BUREAUCRATS AND LEADERSHIP

Patrick Weller, Herman Bakvis and R. A. W. Rhodes (editors)

THE HOLLOW CROWN

Countervailing Trends in Core Executives

Understanding Governance

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Parliamentary Socialisation

Learning the Ropes or Determining Behaviour?

Michael Rush

Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Exeter, UK

Philip Giddings

Head of the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading, UK

Michael Rush and Philip Giddings 2011

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