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The Study of Parliament Group and the development of specialist select committees, 1964-1985

Professor Gavin Drewry discusses the role of the Study of Parliament Group in the development of specialist select committees in the House of Commons.

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Socialising new British MPs: the role of good advice in cultivating legislators’ loyalty norms

How do new MPs learn the institutional norms and practices of the Commons when they are first elected? Nick Dickinson, University of Exeter, discusses a new model for parliamentary socialisation.

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June 2017 Newsletter

In our June 2017 newsletter we have information on the following for you:

  1. Qualitative methods workshop
  2. Study of Parliament Group
  3. Update to our Annual Conference
  4. Writing workshop: consultation
  5. Recently on the 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), Alex (@A_Meakin) and Leanne (@LeanneMarieC)