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100			_aOties, S., Nagtzaam, M.and Well, R.V. _947422
245			_aScrutiny and policymaking in local councils: How parties use council tools
260			_aLocal Government Studies
300			_a49(5), Oct, 2023: p.1110-1134
520			_aIn 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. – Reproduced https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2022.2123799
773			_aLocal Government Studies
906			_aLOCAL GOVERNMENT
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