Table 1 Standard mode of legislative politics vs anticipatory governance
Standard mode of legislative politics | Anticipatory governance ideal applied to legislatures | |
|---|---|---|
Agenda-setting | Government bills | Own projects |
Types of issues | Legislation, sectoral | Non-legislative, cross-sectoral |
Time frame | Electoral term | Several decades |
Role of political parties | Government-opposition cleavage, party discipline | Non-existent, deliberation of independent MPs |
External stakeholders | Structured hearings with selected interest groups | Open and reflexive dialogue with academics, NGOs, and the government |
Focus of meetings | Detailed scrutiny of bills | Broad deliberation and scenario-building |
Outputs | Committee statements and plenary votes | Broad studies and reports |