How do the national parliaments of France and the UK assess the impact of the legislation they have adopted? In this article, Franklin De Vrieze compares the role of parliamentary committees and the outcome of the legislative impact assessments in both countries. It is based on the recent Westminster Foundation for Democracy publication, Post-Legislative Scrutiny in Europe.
Month: June 2020
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Welcome to our Bonus June 2020 newsletter!
Dear all,
We hope that, wherever you are, you are keeping safe and well. Due to some upcoming deadlines, we have a short bonus newsletter for you this month, including:
- POST’s Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme: Applications are open
- House of Lords Constitution Committee inquiry into the constitutional implications of Covid-19: Call for evidence
- Our Annual Conference: Call for Papers/Blogs
If you have any notices/messages you would like us to circulate to the group, please let us know.
Best wishes,
Stephen (@Stephen_R_Bates), Louise (@LouiseVThompson), Gavin (@GavinHart10) and Seán (@S_Haughey)
Ben Worthy and Stefani Langehennig discuss their Leverhulme funded project on monitory democracy. The blog outlines some of the key implications for scrutiny of political representatives and the manner in which monitoring mechanisms are used in the arena of democratic conflict.
Alex Prior (University of East Anglia) and Cristina Leston-Bandeira (Leeds) discuss the potential for parliamentary story-telling to reach new audiences and to promote wider public engagement.
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PSA Parliaments June 2020 Newsletter
We hope that, wherever you are, you are keeping safe and well. We have some updates for you, including:
- Our Annual Conference: Call for Papers/Blogs
- Who’s Watching Parliament: Survey of Parliament Data Users
- Join the PSA Parliaments Team: Membership Officer Vacancy
- Join our New PSA Parliaments Facebook Group
- Recently on the Blog
If you have any notices/messages you would like us to circulate to the group, please let us know.
Best wishes,
Stephen (@Stephen_R_Bates), Louise (@LouiseVThompson), Gavin (@GavinHart10) and Seán (@S_Haughey)
Dr Mark Bennister of the University of Lincoln provides an incisive account of last week’s Liaison Committee. The piece considers the quality of scrutiny and the effectiveness of the Prime Minister’s performance during the session.
