Seanad Éireann: 100 years of Ireland’s Upper House by Lynch Catherine, Groves Martin

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Debate: Shifting Sovereignties. Should the United Kingdom have an elected upper house and elected head of state? by McLean, I, Bogdanor, V

The effect of the 1885 reform of the Upper House of the Hungarian Parliament on the composition of the members (with a special focus on hereditary peers) by Veronika Tóth-Barbalics

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ANA HATLARIYLA ÇİFT MECLİS SİSTEMİ by Abidin Kadir İnce

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Reinventing the House of Lords for the XXIst century by Anne Cousson

“…An entirely unelected Upper House looks, at first sight, to sit uneasily with a XXIst century democracy. …”
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THE REPRESENTATION OF REGIONS IN THE FEDERATION COUNCIL OF RUSSIA: POLITICAL AND LEGAL ASPECT by V. M. Sayfutdinova

“…The paper deals with the problem of representation of the Russian regions in the upper house of the Parliament. The aim of the study is to consider the regions’ participation in the Federation Council’s activities through changing the legislation on the formation of this body of authority. …”
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Female Political Power and the Complexity of Social Barriers in Pakistan by Umer Khayyam, Fariha Tahir

“…The level of female political participation in Pakistan union-council to upper-house (Senate) is studied in comparison with other nations in Asia and the world. …”
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Female Political Power and the Complexity of Social Barriers in Pakistan by Umer Khayyam, Fariha Tahir

“…The level of female political participation in Pakistan union-council to upper-house (Senate) is studied in comparison with other nations in Asia and the world. …”
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The Polish Senate and the Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation on Ukraine by Janusz Okrzesik

“…The Senate as a whole as well as its individual members showed a considerable level of commitment to the Ukrainian cause, however, the efficiency of undertaken steps was significantly hindered by the unequal position of the Senate against the Sejm and by the political conflict stirred by the fact that it is the opposition that enjoys the majority in the upper house of Polish parliament. Despite these unfavourable conditions, time and again, the efforts of the members of the Senate brought the expected results and considerably contributed to the shape of relevant legislation and to the development of Polish-Ukrainian relations. …”
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Tóth Lajos akadémikus, a polgári jog professzora, a Debreceni m. kir. Tisza István-Tudományegyetem 1934/35. évi Rector Magnificusa by Judit Balogh

“…From 1930, he was Senator in the upper house of the Hungarian Parliament, as a representative of the University of Debrecen.…”
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Religion, Animals, and Racialization: Articulating Islamophobia through Animal Ethics in The Netherlands by Mariska Jung

“…The proposal was widely supported in the Lower House but finally rejected in the Upper House in 2012, mainly on the grounds of religious freedom. …”
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Japan – U.S. Relations under the Abe Doctrine: Shifting Policy in East Asia Regional Stability by Hendra Manurung

“…The coalition already holds a supermajority, required for amending the constitution, in the upper house. It justified Abe for calling the national elections a year earlier than needed to secure a public mandate for addressing the growing North Korean threat and to validate popular support for deepening national economic reforms, which have had recent success in boosting Japan’s growth rate and the stock market. …”
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Regional branding: assessment of the use of new development tools in modern conditions by Aleksandrova Anna, Gorushkina Svetlana

“…Accelerating and expanding the development of regional brands is given special attention on the agenda of the Upper House of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. …”
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The Senate and the Council of Ministers – a Systemic Framework and Parliamentary Practice by Maciej Berek

“…So far, research on this issue has been conducted primarily in order to look for answers to the question about the legal classification of the provisions on which the various activities of the upper house of the Parliament are based. Presenting the most important views to date allows the author to deepen the analysis seeking the source of the Senate’s competences in its representative character. …”
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Japan – U.S. Relations under the Abe Doctrine: Shifting Policy in East Asia Regional Stability by Hendra Manurung

“…The coalition already holds a supermajority, required for amending the constitution, in the upper house. It justified Abe for calling the national elections a year earlier than needed to secure a public mandate for addressing the growing North Korean threat and to validate popular support for deepening national economic reforms, which have had recent success in boosting Japan’s growth rate and the stock market. …”
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Japan – U.S. Relations under the Abe Doctrine: Shifting Policy in East Asia Regional Stability by Manurung, Hendra

“…The coalition already holds a supermajority, required for amending the constitution, in the upper house. It justified Abe for calling the national elections a year earlier than needed to secure a public mandate for addressing the growing North Korean threat and to validate popular support for deepening national economic reforms, which have had recent success in boosting Japan’s growth rate and the stock market.Still the outcome gave Abe a mandate for his policies.However, his stewardship was unclear as several other factors contributed to LDP’s overwhelming victory.At the structural level, Japan’s first past the post-electoral system tends to amplify electoral wins in comparison to proportional representation systems. …”
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WORLDWIDE EXPERIENCE APPLYING PRESIDENTIAL VETO POWER by Biskultanova A.M., Sebastien Peyrouse

“…At the same time, in countries with bicameral parliaments, the upper house of parliament has a peculiar veto on decisions of the lower house. …”
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Undermining of Heated Tobacco Product Regulatory Policy in the Philippines: Implications to FCTC Article 5.3 Implementation by Allan Chester Nadate, Bernadette Huggins, Benedict Nisperos, Ralph Emerson Degollacion, Jacky Sarita

“…Results We identified 23 bills in both Lower House (LH) and Upper House (UH); 11 bills cover electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). …”
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The politics of compensation under trade: openness, economic geography and spending by Menendez Gonzalez, I

“…Another implication is that under some conditions, the presence of a strong upper house that represents regional interests dampens the provision of compensation, and the relative effect of electoral rules.…”

Damper connector by Hejazi, Farzad, Jaafar, Mohd Saleh, Mohd Zain, Mohd Azmi, Vaghei, Ramin, Ebrahimi, Esmaeil

“…The damper connector (100) comprises an upper housing member (102) and a lower housing member (106) in communication with each other, each of the housing members (102, 106) having a base plate (108, 120) with parallel plates (110, 122) that are perpendicular to the base plate (108,120), both the upper housing member (102) and the lower housing member (106) are in communication with each other such that, the parallel plates (110) of the upper housing member (102) alternate with the parallel plates (122) of the lower housing member (106); and the parallel plates (110, 122) are spaced apart forming parallel slots for insertion of a damping member (104).…”