In my newest book The Paradox of Parliament, I explain the two competing logics surrounding Canadian legislatures - a logic of representation, and a logic of governance. The first emphasizes Parliament as 338 individuals voicing the views of Canadians, while the second emphasizes Parliament as a decision-making body based on collective action and collective accountability. Canadians seem particularly ambivalent about their legislative institutions, and I argue this is caused by the powerful but competing logics at work.
For more information and previews of The Paradox of Parliament, click here.
For more information and previews of The Paradox of Parliament, click here.
My other writings on parliamentary topics include:
(with Cynthia Huo) "Extreme Partisanship is Infecting Committees, and We Should Be Worried" Policy Options March 30, 2023
"Trudeau’s self-serving prorogation of Parliament should be Canada’s last" The Conversation August 21, 2020
"The Adaptation of Parliament's Multiple Roles to COVID-19.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 53:2 (2020): 305–9.
Jonathan Malloy and Paul J. Quirk, "Executive Leadership and the Legislative Process" in Paul J. Quirk, ed., The United States and Canada: How Two Democracies Differ and Why It Matters (Oxford University Press, 2019)
Jonathan Malloy, “More Than a Terrain of Struggle: Parliament as Ideological Instrument and Objective Under Conservatism” in J. Everitt and J-P Lewis, eds., The Blueprint: Conservative Parties and Their Impact on Canadian Politics (University of Toronto Press; 2017)
Jonathan Malloy, “Canada’s ‘War on Terror’, Parliamentary Assertiveness and Minority Government” in John E. Owens and Riccardo Pelizzo, eds., The ‘War on Terror’ and the Growth of Executive Power? A Comparative Analysis (Routledge: London, 2010)
Jonathan Malloy, “The Drama of Parliament Under Minority Government” in G. Bruce Doern and Christopher Stoney, eds. How Ottawa Spends 2010-11 (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2010), 31-47
Scott Millar and Jonathan Malloy [equal co-authors], “Why Ministerial Accountability Can Still Work” in G. Bruce Doern, ed., How Ottawa Spends 2007-8 (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007), 105-122
Jonathan Malloy, “Is There a Democratic Deficit in Canadian Legislatures and Executives?” in Joan Grace and Byron Sheldrick, eds., Canadian Politics: Democracy and Dissent (Pearson Education Canada, 2006), 61-84
Jonathan Malloy, “The Executive and Parliament in Canada”, Journal of Legislative Studies 10:2 &3 (Summer and Autumn 2004), 206-217
Jonathan Malloy, “An Auditor’s Best Friend? Standing Committees on Public Accounts” Canadian Public Administration 47:2 (Summer 2004), 165-183
Jonathan Malloy, “High Discipline, Low Cohesion? The Uncertain Patterns of Canadian Parliamentary Parties”, Journal of Legislative Studies 9:3 (Winter 2003), 116-129
Jonathan Malloy, "The House of Commons Under the Chretien Government," G. Bruce Doern, ed., How Ottawa Spends, 2003-04 (Oxford University Press, 2003), 59-71
Jonathan Malloy, "Double Identities: Aboriginal Policy Agencies in British Columbia and Ontario," Canadian Journal of Political Science 34:1 (March 2001), 131-155
Jonathan Malloy, "What Makes a State Advocacy Structure Effective? Conflicts Between Bureaucratic and Social Movement Criteria", Governance: An International Journal of Policy and Administration 12:3 (July 1999), 267-288
Jonathan Malloy and Graham White [equal co-authors] "Aboriginal Participation in Canadian Legislatures," in R.J. Fleming and J.E. Glenn, eds., Fleming's Canadian Legislatures 1997 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997)
Jonathan Malloy, "Reconciling Expectations and Reality in Parliamentary Committees: The Case of the Finance Committee's 1989 GST Inquiry," Canadian Public Administration 36:3 (Fall 1996), 314-355
Also click here for my collection of Legislative Selfie photos.
(with Cynthia Huo) "Extreme Partisanship is Infecting Committees, and We Should Be Worried" Policy Options March 30, 2023
"Trudeau’s self-serving prorogation of Parliament should be Canada’s last" The Conversation August 21, 2020
"The Adaptation of Parliament's Multiple Roles to COVID-19.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 53:2 (2020): 305–9.
Jonathan Malloy and Paul J. Quirk, "Executive Leadership and the Legislative Process" in Paul J. Quirk, ed., The United States and Canada: How Two Democracies Differ and Why It Matters (Oxford University Press, 2019)
Jonathan Malloy, “More Than a Terrain of Struggle: Parliament as Ideological Instrument and Objective Under Conservatism” in J. Everitt and J-P Lewis, eds., The Blueprint: Conservative Parties and Their Impact on Canadian Politics (University of Toronto Press; 2017)
Jonathan Malloy, “Canada’s ‘War on Terror’, Parliamentary Assertiveness and Minority Government” in John E. Owens and Riccardo Pelizzo, eds., The ‘War on Terror’ and the Growth of Executive Power? A Comparative Analysis (Routledge: London, 2010)
Jonathan Malloy, “The Drama of Parliament Under Minority Government” in G. Bruce Doern and Christopher Stoney, eds. How Ottawa Spends 2010-11 (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2010), 31-47
Scott Millar and Jonathan Malloy [equal co-authors], “Why Ministerial Accountability Can Still Work” in G. Bruce Doern, ed., How Ottawa Spends 2007-8 (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007), 105-122
Jonathan Malloy, “Is There a Democratic Deficit in Canadian Legislatures and Executives?” in Joan Grace and Byron Sheldrick, eds., Canadian Politics: Democracy and Dissent (Pearson Education Canada, 2006), 61-84
Jonathan Malloy, “The Executive and Parliament in Canada”, Journal of Legislative Studies 10:2 &3 (Summer and Autumn 2004), 206-217
Jonathan Malloy, “An Auditor’s Best Friend? Standing Committees on Public Accounts” Canadian Public Administration 47:2 (Summer 2004), 165-183
Jonathan Malloy, “High Discipline, Low Cohesion? The Uncertain Patterns of Canadian Parliamentary Parties”, Journal of Legislative Studies 9:3 (Winter 2003), 116-129
Jonathan Malloy, "The House of Commons Under the Chretien Government," G. Bruce Doern, ed., How Ottawa Spends, 2003-04 (Oxford University Press, 2003), 59-71
Jonathan Malloy, "Double Identities: Aboriginal Policy Agencies in British Columbia and Ontario," Canadian Journal of Political Science 34:1 (March 2001), 131-155
Jonathan Malloy, "What Makes a State Advocacy Structure Effective? Conflicts Between Bureaucratic and Social Movement Criteria", Governance: An International Journal of Policy and Administration 12:3 (July 1999), 267-288
Jonathan Malloy and Graham White [equal co-authors] "Aboriginal Participation in Canadian Legislatures," in R.J. Fleming and J.E. Glenn, eds., Fleming's Canadian Legislatures 1997 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997)
Jonathan Malloy, "Reconciling Expectations and Reality in Parliamentary Committees: The Case of the Finance Committee's 1989 GST Inquiry," Canadian Public Administration 36:3 (Fall 1996), 314-355
Also click here for my collection of Legislative Selfie photos.
