Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Louise Thompson examine the impact of a stage of the legislative process piloted by the House of Commons in 2013, during which the public were invited to comment on a bill undergoing parliamentary scrutiny. They explain why, despite an impressive response, the Public Reading Stage failed to make much of an impact.
Month: February 2018
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The Role of Petitions to Parliament
In the latest blog from our Legislatures in Uncertain Times conference, Cristina Leston-Bandeira discusses the history and purpose of petitioning parliament.
In a new blog, Alex Marland and Lisa Moore of Memorial University of Newfoundland discuss their innovative approach to generating ideas for democratic reform in the provincial parliament of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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February 2018 newsletter
Welcome to the February edition of our newsletter, which is packed full. It includes:
- Where next for the PSA Parliaments Group conference?
- Essay Competition 2018
- PSA Annual Conference 2018 – reminder
- Are you a practitioner wanting to come to conference?
- Call for Papers: Committees in Comparative Perspective
- Call for Papers: Post-Legislative Scrutiny
- Exploring Parliament Textbook Launch
- Recently on our blog
If you have any notices / messages you would like us to circulate to the group, please let us know (including events, new research projects, grants, publications, etc.). Or other ideas for the group and feedback for us, they’re welcome too!
Best wishes,
Marc (@marcgeddes), Louise (@LouiseVThompson) and Alexandra (@A_Meakin)
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Call for Papers: Post-Legislative Scrutiny
The PSA Parliaments Group is pleased to share a Call for Papers from the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
The PSA Parliaments Group is pleased to share a Call for Papers from the Birmingham-Illinois Partnership for Discovery, Engagement and Education (BRIDGE).
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Essay competition 2018
Launch of the PSA Parliaments 2018 essay competition for undergraduate students.