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1. The War on Terror and the Growth of Executive Power?

   A Comparative Analysis

   Edited by John E Owens, Riccardo Pelizzo

   The 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington prompted a "global war on terror" that led to a significant shift in the balance of executive-legislative power in the United States towards the executive at the expense of the Congress. In this volume, seasoned scholars examine the extent to which...

   Published February 27th 2012 by Routledge
2. Parliamentary Oversight Tools

   A Comparative Analysis

   By Riccardo Pelizzo, Frederick Stapenhurst

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   This book investigates Parliaments’ capacity to oversee government activities, policies and expenditures. Utilising a comparative approach, the book presents a new examination of oversight tools and discusses the conditions under which such tools are employed effectively. The result of a 9-year...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge