RESOURCES
Listed below is a selection of useful organisations and resources for those researching parliaments and legislatures. Please email Ruxandra or Rick if you would like to add a resource to this page.
Organisations
Agora (Parliamentary Development Portal)
Broadcasting of parliaments – links to broadcasters specialised on parliament, in Europe and elsewhere (BBC Democracy Live)
Canadian Study of Parliament Group (includes access to Publications)
Centre for Democratic Engagement (University of Leeds)
Constitution Unit (University College London)
ECPR Standing Group on Parliaments
Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Specialist Group (EPOP)
European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation
Global Research Network on Parliaments and People (SOAS University of London, University of Leeds, and the Hansard Society in the UK; JNU in India; the Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation in Myanmar; and the Forum for Social Studies in Ethiopia)
Institute for Government – Parliament and the constitution
Parliament Book – a website that offers 360 degree views of legislatures across the world
Research Committee of Legislative Specialists (IPSA)
Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)
Reports and Databases
PARLINE Database on National Parliaments (Inter-Parliamentary Union)
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
Parliamentary Monitor (Institute for Government)
Research Briefings (briefings from the libraries of the House of Commons and House of Lords, UK)
Research Impact at the UK Parliament (Research impact hub for the Westminster Parliament) – see also the Knowledge Exchange Unit on Twitter.
Teaching Resources
Exploring Parliament textbook and Online Resources
Parliament as a Teaching Resource: A Guide for Lecturers
Applying Parliamentary Resources in Teaching: Case Study Portfolio
Guide to Referencing Parliamentary Material + Case Study Portfolio
The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Louise Thompson’s Referencing Parliamentary Material guide that was hosted on the PSA website has disappeared now that the PSA has moved to a new site. Thanks to some excellent digging from the authors, we have uploaded a PDF version of the guide to our website for easy access (find the links below). It is a really great resource for our members, as well as for any of your students who may be unfamiliar with using and referencing parliamentary material so please do share it with them.
When the guide was originally created, Cristina and Louise also created a portfolio of case studies where parliamentary material has been used as a teaching resource. Examples include analysing select committee reports, role-playing hearings or debates and analysing the state opening of parliament. The resource is also listed on our website, but could do with some new examples. If you have used parliamentary material in an interesting way and would be interested in sharing this as a resource for our members then please reach out to Lauren and we will see what we can do to update the portfolio.
LINKS TO THE PDFS: