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Legislative Professionalization: Travelling Theories To Brazilian Local-Level Legislatures, Patrick Silva
Legislative Professionalization: Travelling Theories To Brazilian Local-Level Legislatures, Patrick Silva
Patrick Silva
For more than two decades, scholars have studied the effects of legislative professionalization. Nevertheless, the theorization and hypothesis tests on this matter have been almost exclusively based on the American case. The test of these propositions in different contexts can enrich their explanation power. In this paper, I analyze one of the proposed effects of legislative professionalization – specifically on legislative production – using the case of Brazilian local-level legislatures. The findings show that Brazilian local-level legislatures display low levels of professionalization; the results also point out that professionalization has a positive effect on the number of bills presented by …
Legislative Professionalization In Brazil: Causes And Effects Of Municipal Chambers Professionalization, Patrick Silva
Legislative Professionalization In Brazil: Causes And Effects Of Municipal Chambers Professionalization, Patrick Silva
Patrick Silva
Although professionalization is one of the key-elements for the development of legislative work and career, it has been explored almost exclusively in the U.S. environment. In this paper, I analyze legislative professionalization in Brazil. My first goal is to examine the level of professionalization in the Brazilian municipal legislative chambers and to explore some hypotheses as to what produces such results. Afterwards, I turn my focus to the effects of professionalization. Does professionalization have an effect on the number of bills introduced by legislators; Is the percentage of laws originating in the Legislative Branch affected by professionalization? In order to …