@article{WegmannEvequoz2019,
  author    = {Wegmann, Simone and Evequoz, Aurelien},
  title     = {Legislative functions in newly democratised countries: the use of parliamentary questions in Kenya and Zambia},
  series = {The Journal of Legislative Studies},
  volume    = {25},
  journal   = {The Journal of Legislative Studies},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {1357-2334},
  doi       = {10.1080/13572334.2019.1697057},
  pages     = {443 -- 465},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {A large literature exists examining the functions of legislatures and the behaviour of MPs in established democracies. But little efforts have been made to observe how MPs behave in new democratic assemblies. This article seeks to address this shortcoming through an exploration of the use of parliamentary questions in two new democracies: Kenya and Zambia. Analysing an innovative dataset we offer one of the few attempts to directly measure legislative behaviour in new democracies. We examine how the factors found in the literature on parliamentary questions in liberal democracies react to this shift of context and to what degree legislatures in these countries fulfil their core functions. Results show that opposition MPs are not necessarily among the most active but that electoral incentives such as the margin by which MPs have won their seats or the number of voters they represent explain the use and content of parliamentary questions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{Wegmann2022,
  author    = {Wegmann, Simone},
  title     = {Policy-making power of opposition players},
  series = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {1},
  issn      = {1867-5808},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-56651},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-566516},
  pages     = {27},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {The organisation of legislative chambers and the consequences of parliamentary procedures have been among the most prominent research questions in legislative studies. Even though democratic elections not only lead to the formation of a government but also result in an opposition, the literature has mostly neglected oppositions and their role in legislative chambers. This paper proposes to fill this gap by looking at the legislative organisation from the perspective of opposition players. The paper focuses on the potential influence of opposition players in the policy-making process and presents data on more than 50 legislative chambers. The paper shows considerable variance of the formal power granted to opposition players. Furthermore, the degree of institutionalisation of opposition rights is connected to electoral systems and not necessarily correlated with other institutional characteristics such as regime type or the size of legislative chambers.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Wegmann2022,
  author    = {Wegmann, Simone},
  title     = {Policy-making power of opposition players},
  series = {The Journal of Legislative Studies},
  volume    = {28},
  journal   = {The Journal of Legislative Studies},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {1357-2334},
  doi       = {10.1080/13572334.2020.1843233},
  pages     = {1 -- 25},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {The organisation of legislative chambers and the consequences of parliamentary procedures have been among the most prominent research questions in legislative studies. Even though democratic elections not only lead to the formation of a government but also result in an opposition, the literature has mostly neglected oppositions and their role in legislative chambers. This paper proposes to fill this gap by looking at the legislative organisation from the perspective of opposition players. The paper focuses on the potential influence of opposition players in the policy-making process and presents data on more than 50 legislative chambers. The paper shows considerable variance of the formal power granted to opposition players. Furthermore, the degree of institutionalisation of opposition rights is connected to electoral systems and not necessarily correlated with other institutional characteristics such as regime type or the size of legislative chambers.},
  language  = {en}
}