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Scrutiny and policymaking in local councils: how parties use council tools

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  • Simon Otjes
  • Marijn Nagtzaam
  • Rick van Well

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In recent years, political scientists have gained greater understanding of how national parliamentary parties use their parliamentary tools: that is under what conditions they submit parliamentary questions or amendments to legislation. We know surprisingly little about how local councillors use the tools at their disposal: under what conditions do these local councillors submit questions to the local executive? When do they submit amendments to local ordinances? We examine to what extent the use of amendments and questions reflects differences between local party groups’ ideologies in terms of anti-elitism and the left-right dimension, and differences between coalition and opposition parties. On the basis of an analysis 454 local council groups in 53 Dutch municipalities we find considerable evidence for differences in the use of council tools between coalition and opposition parties.

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  • Simon Otjes & Marijn Nagtzaam & Rick van Well, 2023. "Scrutiny and policymaking in local councils: how parties use council tools," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(5), pages 1110-1134, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:flgsxx:v:49:y:2023:i:5:p:1110-1134
    DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2022.2123799
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