Legislative Committees in the Turkish Parliament: Performing Procedural Minimum or Effective Scrutiny?

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dc.contributor.author Bektas, Eda
dc.contributor.other Political Science and Public Administration
dc.contributor.other Political Science and Public Administration
dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-05T15:16:55Z
dc.date.available 2024-07-05T15:16:55Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.department Atılım University en_US
dc.department-temp [Bektas, Eda] Atilim Univ, Polit Sci, Ankara, Turkey en_US
dc.description.abstract This study examines committee influence on government bills during the AKP's 2011-2015 majority government term in Turkey, an era characterised by democratic backsliding. It explores whether committees introduce more substantial amendments to government bills when they draw on their scrutiny powers (i.e. hearing sponsoring ministers, hearing stakeholders, forming subcommittees, secondary committee review) providing them diverse information and policy expertise. I hypothesise and test under what conditions committees use these competencies to initiate substantial changes. Overall findings based on a novel dataset indicate that legislative committees introduce more substantial amendments to government bills when they consult with sponsoring ministers and stakeholders. These findings suggest that the formal capabilities of legislative committees provide opportunities for legislators to influence government legislation even in adverse political contexts, as these mechanisms limit the government's ability to impose its legislative agenda unilaterally. It contributes to the debates on strengthening legislatures for effective government scrutiny. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship PhD Scholarship Programme of TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) en_US
dc.description.sponsorship This study is based on the author's PhD dissertation, which was supported by the PhD Scholarship Programme of TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). en_US
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dc.identifier.doi 10.1080/13572334.2021.1974707
dc.identifier.endpage 170 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1357-2334
dc.identifier.issn 1743-9337
dc.identifier.issue 1 en_US
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85115349609
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q2
dc.identifier.startpage 135 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2021.1974707
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/1693
dc.identifier.volume 29 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000698716300001
dc.institutionauthor Bektaş, Ümmühan Eda
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd en_US
dc.relation.person Bektaş, Ümmühan Eda
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
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dc.subject Legislative committees en_US
dc.subject bill amendment en_US
dc.subject Turkey en_US
dc.subject government scrutiny en_US
dc.subject democratic backsliding en_US
dc.title Legislative Committees in the Turkish Parliament: Performing Procedural Minimum or Effective Scrutiny? en_US
dc.type Article en_US
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