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Reading

The lists of texts below are not exhaustive but are intended to guide you towards the mostuseful literature on the topics covered in the module. You are expected to show initiativein reading widely and finding information. You should read a sample of sources from therelevant reading lists in preparation for each seminar.

General Bibliography (45 items)

The most useful text for the module is:

Parliament in British politics - Norton, Philip, 2013Book | Recommended for Purchase | This is the most useful text for the module and you

are advised to purchase a copy if possible.

Other very useful texts for the module include the following:

How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | This is an e-Book

Parliament and the law - Horne, Alexander, Drewry, Gavin, Oliver, Dawn, Study ofParliament Group, 2013

Book | Background

Parliament and the law - 2018Book

Legislation at Westminster: parliamentary actors and influence in the making of British law- Meg Russell, Daniel Gover, 2017

Book

Griffith and Ryle on Parliament: functions, practice and procedures - Griffith, John A. G.,Ryle, Michael, Blackburn, Robert, Kennon, Andrew, Wheeler-Booth, M. A. J., 2003

Book | Background

Parliament today - Rush, Michael, 2005Book | Background

Parliament in the 21st Century - Baldwin, Nicholas, 2005Book | Background

For some very readable MPs' insights into the workings of the House of Commons see:

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How to be an MP - Flynn, Paul, Flynn, Paul, 2012Book

Breaking the Code : Westminster Diaries: 1990-2007, Updated, Unexpurgated - GylesDaubeney Brandreth, 2014

Book

Point of departure - Cook, Robin F, 2003Book | Background

There is a large range of material that considers legislatures comparatively, or at leastcovers a wide-range of parliaments. Among the texts useful for comparative purposes are:

Comparing and classifying legislatures - Arter, David, 2007Book | Background

The Journal of Legislative Studies - Volume 12, Issue 3-4Journal | Background | Special issue of Journal of Legislative Studies

Party discipline and parliamentary government - Bowler, Shaun, Farrell, David M., Katz,Richard S., European Consortium for Political Research, 1999

Book | Background

Legislative voting and accountability - Carey, John M., 2009Book | Background

Parliaments and Majority Rule in Western Europe - Herbert Döring, 1995Webpage | Background

The handbook of national legislatures: a global survey - Fish, M. Steven, Kroenig, Matthew,2008

Book | Background

Judge, David Institutional theory and legislatures in Debating InstitutionalismChapter | Background | Also available online below

Institutional theory and legislatures - David Judge, 2008Document | Background

Legislatures: comparative perspectives on representative assemblies - Loewenberg,Gerhard, Squire, Peverill, Kiewiet, D. Roderick, 2002

Book | Background

Parliaments in contemporary western Europe: Vol. 1: Parliaments and governments inwestern Europe - Norton, Philip, 1998

Book | Essential

Parliaments in contemporary western Europe: Vol. 2: Parliaments and pressure groups inwestern Europe - Norton, Philip, 1999

Book | Background

Parliaments in contemporary Western Europe: Vol.3: Parliaments and citizens in Western

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Europe - Norton, Philip, 2002Book | Background

Parliaments in Western Europe - Norton, Philip, 1990 (1996 printing)Book | Background

Legislatures - Norton, Philip, 1990Book | Background | especially parts I and III and the chapter by Anthony King,

pp.208-36

Parliaments: a Framework for Analysis - Philip Norton, 1990Article | Background | For a link to a scan of this article, see the bookmark to this under

Seminar 2, section 'On the functions of legislatures in comparative perspective'.

Presidents and assemblies: constitutional design and electoral dynamics - Shugart,Matthew Soberg, Carey, John M., 1992

Book | Background

The Institutional Power of Western European Parliaments: A Multidimensional Analysis -Ulrich Sieberer, 2011-07

Article | Background

Delegation and accountability in parliamentary democracies - Strøm, Kaare, Müller,Wolfgang C., Bergman, Torbjörn, 2003

Book | Background

Journals (12 items)

The most useful journals for this module are the two below:

Parliamentary AffairsJournal | Essential

The Journal of Legislative StudiesJournal | Essential

It is also worth looking through recent issues of other relevant journals, listed below, asthese tend to provide up-to-date articles that are usually not too lengthy.

American Journal of Political ScienceJournal | Background

British Journal of Political ScienceJournal | Background

European Journal of Political ResearchJournal | Background

Journal of PoliticsJournal | Background

Legislative Studies Quarterly

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Journal | Background

Political StudiesJournal | Background

The Political QuarterlyJournal | Background

West European PoliticsJournal | Background

Seminar Reading (100 items)

Seminar 1:Introduction to Parliament and the module, the concept ofparliamentary sovereignty and parliamentary research skills (RW) (11items)

This seminar will provide details of the module and teaching arrangements. We then go onto look at the concept of Parliamentary sovereignty and how it has evolved over time, andthe multiple, over-lapping and potentially conflicting political relationships within thePalace of Westminster. The session will also introduce the research skills and resourceswhich students should use for the module, including an introduction to resources onParliament's website and explanation of primary documents such as Parliamentarybusiness papers and Command papers.

Students must have a good look around Parilament's website (http://www.parliament.uk/)in preparation for this session.

Essential reading (2 items)

Parliament in British politics - Norton, Philip, 2013Book | See chapters 1-2

How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | Please read chapters 1-2

Specifically on Parliamentary sovereignty, see: (4 items)

The new British constitution - Vernon Bogdanor, 2009Book | See chapter 1

The British constitution in the twentieth century - Vernon Bogdanor, British Academy, 2003Book | See Geoffrey Marshall, 'The Constitution: Its theory and interpretation’

[particularly the section on parliamentary sovereignty]

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Populism and Sovereignty: The EU Act and the In-Out Referendum, 2010–2015 - BenWellings, Emma Vines, 2015-09-10

Article

Parliamentary Sovereignty and the European Community: The Unfinished Revolution? - IanLoveland

Article

Further reading (4 items)

Parliament under Blair - Peter Riddell, 2000Book | See chapter 1

Parliament today - Michael Rush, 2005Book | See chapter 1

Parliament in the 21st century - Nicholas Baldwin, 2005Book | See chapter 2

The parliamentary state - David Judge, 1993Book

Seminar 2: Parliamentary parties at Westminster (RW) (38 items)


The rebels: how Blair mislaid his majority - Philip Cowley, 2005Book | See chapter 2

MPs' voting behaviour (19 items)

Revolts and rebellions: parliamentary voting under Blair - Philip Cowley, 2002Book

Rebels and rebellions: Conservative MPs in the 1992 Parliament - Philip Cowley, PhilipNorton, 1999-04

Article

The Rejected, the Ejected, and the Dejected: Explaining Government Rebels in the2001-2005 British House of Commons - G. Benedetto, S. Hix, 2007-05-25

Article

Party Discipline and Parliamentary Politics - Christopher J. Kam, 2009Book

Ideology, Grandstanding, and Strategic Party Disloyalty in the British Parliament -

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JONATHAN B. SLAPIN, JUSTIN H. KIRKLAND, JOSEPH A. LAZZARO, PATRICK A. LESLIE, TOMO’GRADY, 2017-9-11

Article

Advice Giving and Party Loyalty: an Informational Model for the Socialisation Process ofNew British MPs1 - Nicholas Dickinson, 2017-09-26

Article

In the Brown Stuff?: Labour Backbench Dissent Under Gordon Brown, 2007–10 - PhilipCowley, Mark Stuart, 2014-01-02

Article

Do voters reward rebellion? The electoral accountability of MPs in Britain - NICK VIVYAN,MARKUS WAGNER, 2012-03

Article

Where There is Discord, Can They Bring Harmony? Managing Intra-party Dissent onEuropean Integration in the Conservative Party - Philip Lynch, Richard Whitaker, 2013-08

Article

David Cameron and Conservative renewal: the limits of modernisation? - 2016Book | See chapter 5 'The Parliamentary Party' by Philip Cowley, Mark Stuart and

Tiffany Trenner-Lyle.

The politics of coalition: how the Conservative-Liberal Democrat government works -Robert Hazell, Ben Yong, 2012

Book | See chapter by Ben Yong on 'The Coalition in Parliament'

Strategic Opposition and Government Cohesion in Westminster Democracies - TORUNDEWAN and ARTHUR SPIRLING, 2011

Article

How Do MPs in Westminster Democracies Vote When Unconstrained by Party Discipline? AComparison of Free Vote Patterns on Marriage Equality Legislation - A. Plumb, 2015-07-01

Article

Parliament in the 21st century - Nicholas Baldwin, 2005Book | The chapter by James Cran and Lord Davis (Parliament, Parties and Whips) has

been digitised. To access this, see the link to this book under 'Other useful texts for themodule' near the start of the reading list.

The Public Whip —Website | House of Commons voting data are available here

The Fixed-term Parliaments Act and Votes of Confidence - Philip NortonArticle

For useful data on rebellions during the first two years of the coalition government, youcan find The Bumper Book of Coalition Rebellions (by Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart) on theBlackboard site for this module under Module Materials.

Voting Behaviour on Free Votes: Simply a Matter of Preferences? - Christopher D. Raymond

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, 2016-09-28Article

Strategic Opposition and Government Cohesion in Westminster Democracies - TORUNDEWAN, ARTHUR SPIRLING, 2011-05

Article

Voting behaviour in the Lords (7 items)

Government Defeats in the House of LordsWebpage | Provides an up-to-date list of government defeats in the House of Lords

Cohesion without discipline: party voting in the House of Lords - Philip Norton *,2003-12-21

Article

A Stronger Second Chamber? Assessing the Impact of House of Lords Reform in 1999 andthe Lessons for Bicameralism - Meg Russell, 2010-12

Article

Independent Parliamentarians En Masse: The Changing Nature and Role of the'Crossbenchers' in the House of Lords - M. Russell, M. Sciara, 2008-10-15

Article

Why does the Government get defeated in the House of Lords?: The Lords, the PartySystem and British Politics - Meg Russell & Maria Sciara

Article

Ping-Pong and Policy Influence: Relations Between the Lords and Commons, 2005-06 - R.Whitaker, 2006-05-16

Article

House of Lords: Party and Group Strengths and Voting - Charley ColemanArticle

Comparing political parties in legislatures (11 items)

Intra-party politics and coalition governments - Daniela Giannetti, Kenneth Benoit, 2008Book | See chapter by Sam Depauw and Shane Martin 'Legislative Party Discipline and

Cohesion in Comparative Perspective'.

Party unity in parliamentary democracies: A comparative analysis - Ulrich Sieberer,2006-06

Article

Democratic politics in the European Parliament - Simon Hix, Abdul Noury, Gérard Roland,2007

Book | see discussion of theories of party cohesion in ch.5

Institutions and Vote Unity in Parliaments: Evidence from 33 National Chambers - Emanuel

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Emil Coman, 2015-07-03Article

Party discipline and parliamentary government - Shaun Bowler, David M. Farrell, Richard S.Katz, European Consortium for Political Research, 1999

Book

Cohesion in Legislatures and the Vote of Confidence Procedure - Daniel Diermeier andTimothy J. Feddersen, 1998

Article

The Vote of Confidence in Parliamentary Democracies - John D. Huber, 1996Article

Legislatures: comparative perspectives on representative assemblies - GerhardLoewenberg, Peverill Squire, D. Roderick Kiewiet, 2002

Book | See Michael Laver, ‘Divided Parties, Divided Government’

Presidents and assemblies: constitutional design and electoral dynamics - Matthew SobergShugart, John M. Carey, 1992

Book

Setting the agenda: responsible party government in the U.S. House of Representatives -Gary W. Cox, Mathew D. McCubbins, 2005

Book

Legislative voting and accountability - John M. Carey, 2009Book

Seminar 3: The Legislative Process (RW and Parliament) (34 items)

Essential reading: (1 items)

Parliament in British politics - Norton, Philip, 2013Book | Chapter 5

Further reading: (16 items)

Does the Executive Dominate the Westminster Legislative Process?: Six Reasons for Doubt- M. Russell, D. Gover, K. Wollter, 2015-05-21

Article


Book

The Policy Power of the Westminster Parliament: The “Parliamentary State” and theEmpirical Evidence - Meg Russell, Philip Cowley, 2016-01

Article

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Actors, Motivations and Outcomes in the Legislative Process: Policy Influence atWestminster - Meg Russell, Daniel Gover, Kristina Wollter, Meghan Benton, 2015/01

Article

Laying down the law: a discussion of the people, processes and problems that shape Actsof Parliament - Daniel Greenberg, 2011

Book

How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | See chapter 6.

Griffith and Ryle on Parliament: functions, practice and procedures - John A. G. Griffith,Michael Ryle, Robert Blackburn, Andrew Kennon, M. A. J. Wheeler-Booth, 2003

Book | See chapter 6


Book | See D. Oliver, 'Parliament and the Courts: A Pragmatic (or Principled) Defence ofthe Sovereignty of Parliament' and M. Hunt 'The Joint Committee on Human Rights'

Chapter 2 - Legislation: The Westminster Stage - Zander, MichaelChapter

The law-making process - Michael Zander, 2015Book | See chapter 2

Parliaments-and-Human-Rights.pdf - M HuntDocument

Making a Difference? The Effectiveness of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny - J. Smookler,2006-05-16

Article

Governing by numbers: Delegated legislation and everyday policy-making - Edward PageWebpage

More of the Same or a Period of Change? The Impact of Bill Committees in the Twenty-FirstCentury House of Commons - L. Thompson, 2013-07-01

Article

Evidence taking under the microscope: How has oral evidence affected the scrutiny oflegislation in House of Commons committees? - Louise Thompson, 2014-12

Article

Backbench Influence on Government Legislation? A Flexing of Parliamentary Muscles atWestminster - R. Whitaker, 2006-02-10

Article

On private members' bills, see: (6 items)

Enhancing the Backbench MP's Role As a Legislator: The Case for Urgent Reform of Private

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Members Bills - A. Brazier, R. Fox, 2010-01-01Article

Tories in the Killing Fields? The Fate of Private Members' Bills in the 1997 Parliament - H.Marsh, D. Marsh, 2002-03

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Private members' bills - David Marsh, Melvyn Read, 1988Book

‘There Ought to be a Law’: A Look at Private Members Bills - HENRY de WAAL, 1990Article

Successful Private Members' Bills since 1983-84 - Commons Library Standard Note -UK Parliament

Webpage

House of Commons - Private Members' bills - Procedure CommitteeWebpage

Select committee report (1 items)

The Legislative Process HC 1097 (2006) - Select Committee on the Modernisation of theHouse of Commons

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House of Commons Library Papers (7 items)

Modernisation: Programming of legislation - Commons Library Standard Note - UKParliament

Webpage

The Parliament Acts - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage

Drafting Legislation and the Parliamentary Counsel Office - Commons Library StandardNote - UK Parliament

Webpage

Modernisation: Public Bill Committees - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage

Post-Legislative Scrutiny - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage

Pre-legislative scrutiny - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage

Pre-legislative scrutiny under the Coalition Government - Commons Library Standard Note- UK Parliament

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Webpage

Bills & legislation - UK ParliamentWebpage

For comparisons with the legislative process in the US see:

Unorthodox lawmaking: new legislative processes in the U.S. Congress - Barbara Sinclair,2000

Book

Seminar 4: Reform of Westminster (17 items)In the first part of the seminar we will look at the major reforms to Parliament in recentyears and the motivations behind them. The second part of the session will involve a talkfrom John Bercow MP, the Speaker of the House of Commons. This will also refer to reformof Parliament as well as the role of the Commons Speaker. Please come along prepared toask questions!

On reform of the House of Commons see: (12 items)

Parliamentary reform at Westminster - Alexandra Kelso, 2009Book


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The Politics of Parliamentary Reform: Lessons from the House of Commons (2001-2005) -G. Power, 2007-05-22

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Analysing Reform: The House of Commons, 2001?5 - Matthew Flinders, 2007-03Article

Shifting the Balance? Parliament, the Executive and the British Constitution - MatthewFlinders, 2002-03

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'Never Allow A Crisis Go To Waste': The Wright Committee Reforms to Strengthen theHouse of Commons - M. Russell, 2012-01-01

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Do UK MPs Engage more with Select Committees since the Wright Reforms? An InterruptedTime Series Analysis, 1979–2016 - Stephen Bates, Mark Goodwin, Stephen McKay,2017-04-26

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'Never Allow A Crisis Go To Waste': The Wright Committee Reforms to Strengthen theHouse of Commons - M. Russell, 2012-01-01

Article

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The Coalition and the Constitution - Vernon Bogdanor, 2011Webpage | See chapter on Fixed Term Parliaments

From elite control to democratic competition: Procedural reform and cultural change in UKHouse of Commons Speakership elections - Armitage, Faith

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Reforming parliament in the United Kingdom: The report of the commission to strengthenparliament - Philip Norton, 2000-09

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Speaking for Parliament - Philip Norton, 2016-09-18Article

On reform of the House of Lords see: (5 items)

House of Lords Reform: Chronology 1900-2010 - Lords Library Note - UK ParliamentWebpage

Reforming the House of Lords: Navigating Representation, Democracy and Legitimacy atWestminster - A. Kelso, 2006-04-06

Article

Reforming the house of lords: a view from the parapets - Philip Norton, 2004-01Article

House of Lords Reform: Are We Nearly There Yet? - MEG RUSSELL, 2009-03-09Article

Reforming the House of Lords: lessons from overseas - Meg Russell, Constitution Unit,1999

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Seminar 5: Trip to Westminster (Tuesday 7 November) (2 items)

We will also have a seminar this week as normal on Friday 10 November allowingstudents to give feedback and reflect on (a) the module so far and (b) the trip toWestminster in particular. We will preview upcoming topics and students will have achance to ask questions about the second assessed essay assignment.

Essential reading prior to Westminster trip (2 items)

Parliament in British politics - Norton, Philip, 2013Book | See chapter 5

How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | Chapter 6.

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Seminar 6: The role and reform of select committees (Parliament andRW) (37 items)



Further reading (technical) (5 items)

How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | See chapter 10.


Book | See chapter 11

Select Committees and Coercive Powers Clarity or Confusion.pdf - Richard Gordon, AmyStreet

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Book | See Kelly, R, ‘Select Committees: Functions and Powers’

Balancing Act: The right role for Parliament in public appointments - Akash Paun DavidAtkinson

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Academic analyses (16 items)

Assessing the Impact of Parliamentary Oversight Committees: The Select Committees inthe British House of Commons - M. Benton, M. Russell, 2013-10-01

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Selective Influence: The Policy Impact of House of Commons Select Committees - MegRussell Meghan Benton

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Assessing the Influence of Select Committees in the UK: The Education and SkillsCommittee, 1997–2005 - Andrew Hindmoor, Phil Larkin, Andrew Kennon, 2009-03

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Committee Hearings of the UK Parliament: Who gives Evidence and does this Matter? -Marc Geddes, 2017

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The Development of the Treasury Select Committee 1995–2015 - Saskia Maureen

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Rombach, 2017-09-23Article


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Reviewing Select Committee Tasks and Modes of Operation - A. Brazier, R. Fox,2011-04-01

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Going 'Where Angels Fear to Tread': How Effective was the Backbench BusinessCommittee in the 2010-2012 Parliamentary Session? - D. H. Foster, 2015-01-01

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Pre-Appointment Scrutiny Hearings in the British House of Commons: All Bark, or SomeBite? - Robert Hazell, Mark Chalmers, Meg Russell, 2012-06

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'New Mechanisms of Independent Accountability': Select Committees and ParliamentaryScrutiny of the Intelligence Services - H. Bochel, A. Defty, J. Kirkpatrick, 2015-04-01

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Parliamentary reform at Westminster - Alexandra Kelso, 2009Book

Pre-legislative scrutiny of draft Bills - Andrew Kennon, 2004Article

Select committees under scrutiny - Lucinda Maer, Mark SandfordDocument

Constitution by Committee? Legislative Competence Orders under the Government ofWales Act (2007-2011) - S. Griffiths, P. Evans, 2013-07-01

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Improving Parliamentary Scrutiny of Public Appointments - Robert J D Hazell, 2018-04-04Article

On public bill committees (previously known as standing committees)(2 items)

Public Bill Committees: An Assessment Scrutiny Sought; Scrutiny Gained - J. Levy,2010-07-01

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More of the Same or a Period of Change? The Impact of Bill Committees in the Twenty-FirstCentury House of Commons - L. Thompson, 2013-07-01

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Select committee reports and other Parliamentary publications (9 items)

Guide for Select Committee Members - ParliamentDocument | This is a useful guide produced by Parliament for MPs taking up positions on

select committees.

Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers - House of Commons LiaisonCommittee, 2012

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House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons - First ReportWebpage

The work of the Backbench Business Committee 2010-12 - Backbench Business CommitteeDocument

Shifting the Balance: Select Committees and the Executive (first report of the LiaisonCommittee 1999-2000 session) - House of Commons Liaison Committee, 2000

Webpage

The Departmental Select Committee System - Commons Library Research Paper - UKParliament

Webpage

Select Committees: evidence and witnesses - Commons Library Standard Note - UKParliament

Webpage

Select Committees: core tasks - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage

Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament - Backbench Business CommitteeDocument

Comparing committees in legislatures (4 items)

Parliaments and Majority Rule in Western EuropeWebpage | See the chapter Mattson, I. and Strøm, K., 'Parliamentary Committees'

Policing the Bargain: Coalition Government and Parliamentary Scrutiny - Lanny W. Martinand Georg Vanberg, 2004

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Electoral Institutions, the Personal Vote, and Legislative Organization - SHANE MARTIN,2011-08

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The Electoral Connection and Legislative Committees - Brian F. Crisp, Maria C.Escobar-Lemmon, Bradford S. Jones, Mark P. Jones, Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson, 2009-03

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Seminar 7: The role and reform of the House of Lords (Parliament andRW) (36 items)



Article


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Technical/descriptive reading (2 items)


Book


Book | See Le Sueur, A & J. Simson Caird, ‘The House of Lords Select Committee on theConstitution'

On the role of the House of Lords (16 items)

The contemporary House of Lords: Westminster bicameralism revived - Meg Russell, 2013Book

Parliament in the 21st century - Nicholas Baldwin, 2005Book | See chapters on the Lords


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The House of Lords: A Deliberative Democratic Defence - JOHN PARKINSON, 2007-07Article

‘A More Representative Chamber’: Representation and the House of Lords - Hugh Bochel,Andrew Defty, 2012-03

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A Question of Expertise: the House of Lords and Welfare Policy - H. Bochel, A. Defty,

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2010-01-01Article

Revision and amendment of legislation by the House of Lords - a case study - D.N. Clarkeand Donald Shell, 1994

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The Policy Impact of Defeats in the House of Lords - Meg Russell, Maria Sciara, 2008-11Article


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Prelates as Part-Time Parliamentarians: The Attendance and Participation of the LordsSpiritual in the Contemporary House of Lords - Andrew P Connell, 2016-06-01

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The House of Lords - Donald Shell, 2007Book

The House of Lords at work: a study based on the 1988-1989 session - Donald Shell, DavidBeamish, Study of Parliament Group, 1993

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Why Does the Government get Defeated in the House of Lords?: The Lords, the PartySystem and British Politics - Meg Russell, Maria Sciara, 2007-11

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Expertise and Experience in the House of Lords - Meg Russell Meghan BentonWebpage

Research Briefings - Public Attitudes Towards the House of Lords and House of LordsReform

Webpage

Reform of the House of Lords (11 items)

House of Lords reform since 1911: Must the lords go? - Peter Dorey, Alexandra Kelso, 2011Book


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None of the Above: The UK House of Commons Votes on Reforming the House of Lords,February 2003 - Iain McLean, Arthur Spirling, Meg Russell, 2003-07

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Elected Second Chambers and Their Powers: An International Survey - MEG RUSSELL,2012-01

Article

House of Lords Reform: Are We Nearly There Yet? - MEG RUSSELL, 2009-03-09Article

Parliament in the 21st century - Nicholas Baldwin, 2005Book | See Russell, Meg, ‘The House of Lords and Reform: A View from the Outside’


Book

1949, 1969, 1999: The Labour Party and House of Lords Reform - P. Dorey, 2006-04-06Article

Reforming the house of lords: a view from the parapets - Philip Norton, 2004-01Article

What are Second Chambers for? - M. Russell, 2001-07-01Article

Labour and the House of Lords: a case study in constitutional reform - D Shell, 2000-4-1Article


Conventions on the relationship between the House of Commons and House of Lords -Commons Library Standard Note - UK Parliament

Webpage

The House of Lords Appointments Commission - Commons Library Standard Note - UKParliament

Webpage

Ministers in the House of Lords - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage

House of Lords Reform: Chronology 1900-2010 - Lords Library Note - UK ParliamentWebpage

Possible implications of House of Lords reform LLN 2010/014 - Lords Library Note - UKParliament

Webpage

Seminar 8: MPs and their constituents (RW) (30 items)

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Parliament in British politics - Norton, Philip, 2013Book | Essential | See chapters 10-11 (the rest of Part III is also useful for this topic)


A New Ethical World of British MPs? - Nicholas Allen, 2008-09Article

On either side of a moat? Elite and mass attitudes towards right and wrong - NICHOLASALLEN, SARAH BIRCH, 2012-01

Article

House or home? Constituent preferences over legislator effort allocation - NICK VIVYAN,MARKUS WAGNER, 2015-10

Article

Majoritarianism Reinterpreted: Effective Representation and the Quality of WestminsterDemocracy - Felicity Matthews, 2017-06-07

Article

Petitions Systems: Contributing to Representative Democracy? - C. Bochel, 2013-10-01Article

Private Members' Bills in the UK Parliament: Is There an ‘Electoral Connection’? - ShaunBowler, 2010-12

Article

What Should MPs Do? Public and Parliamentarians' Views Compared - Rosie Campbell, JoniLovenduski, 2015-10

Article

What Voters Want: Reactions to Candidate Characteristics in a Survey Experiment - RosieCampbell, Philip Cowley, 2014-12

Article

Why not ask the audience? Understanding the public's representational priorities - PhilipCowley, 2013-6

Article

Public Preferences for Parliamentary Representation in the UK: An Overlooked Link? -Christopher Jan Carman, 2006-03

Article

Dyadic Representation in a Westminster System - Chris Hanretty, Benjamin E. Lauderdale,Nick Vivyan, 2016-07

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Does religion count for religious parliamentary representation? Evidence from Early DayMotions - Ekaterina Kolpinskaya, 2016-01-02

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New Labour's women MPs: women representing women - Sarah Childs, 2004Book

How to be an MP - Flynn, Paul, Flynn, Paul, 2012Book | The chapter on 'The Constituency' has been scanned.

Parliament for the People? Public Knowledge, Interest and Perceptions of the WestminsterParliament - S. Kalitowski, 2009-01-20

Article

Public attitudes to politics - Susanna KalitowskiWebpage

The Dimensions and Impact of Political Discontent in Britain - Will Jennings, Gerry Stoker,Joe Twyman, 2016-01-23

Article

The puzzle of constituency service - Pippa Norris, 1997-06Article

Parliament and Citizens in the United Kingdom - Philip Norton, 2012-12Article

Back from Westminster: British members of Parliament and their constituents - PhilipNorton, David M. Wood, 1993

Book

MPs Go Back to Their Constituencies - OONAGH GAY, 2005-01Article

Parliament today - Michael Rush, 2005Book | See especially chapter 10

Parliamentary Questions as Instruments of Substantive Representation: Visible Minoritiesin the UK House of Commons, 2005–10 - Thomas Saalfeld, 2011-09

Article

Substantive Religious Representation in the UK Parliament: Examining ParliamentaryQuestions for Written Answers, 1997–2012 - Ekaterina Kolpinskaya, 2016-02-03

Article

Do voters reward rebellion? The electoral accountability of MPs in Britain - NICK VIVYAN,MARKUS WAGNER, 2012-03

Article

All Change in the House? The Profile of Candidates and MPs in the 2015 British GeneralElection - Chrysa Lamprinakou, Marco Morucci, Rosie Campbell, Jennifer vanHeerde-Hudson, 2016-10-24

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Electoral Vulnerability, Constituency Focus, and Parliamentary Questions in the House ofCommons - Michael Kellermann, 2015-07

Article

Legislator Dissent as a Valence Signal - Rosie Campbell, Philip Cowley, Nick Vivyan, MarkusWagner, 2016-6-24

Article

Dyadic Representation in a Westminster System - Chris Hanretty, Benjamin E. Lauderdale,Nick Vivyan, 2016-07

Article

Seminar 9. Parliament, the EU and the Brexit process (Parliament andRW) (18 items)



How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, 2015Book

Measured or Makeshift: Parliamentary scrutiny of the European Union.pdf - HansardSociety

Document

Parties, Parliament and Brexit - Adam Cygan, Philip Lynch, Richard WhitakerWebsite

Select committee reports (3 items)

Reforming the European Scrutiny System in the House of Commons - House of CommonsEuropean Scrutiny Committee, 2013

Document

Response to the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee report 2013-14 -Publications - GOV.UK - HM Government

Webpage

Scrutiny Reform follow-up and Legacy Report - European Scrutiny - European ScrutinyCommittee

Webpage

Academic analyses (5 items)

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Rethinking UK Parliamentary Adaptation in EU Affairs: Devolution and Europeanisation -Caitríona A. Carter, 2013-09

Article

Parliamentary Sovereignty and the European Community: The Unfinished Revolution? - IanLoveland

Article

Populism and Sovereignty: The EU Act and the In-Out Referendum, 2010–2015 - BenWellings, Emma Vines, 2015-09-10

Article


Parliament in the 21st century - Nicholas Baldwin, 2005Book | See Richard Whitaker, 'Parliament and the European Union: Refrigerators,

Readings and Reforms'

Comparative material (3 items)

Handbook on multi-level governance - Henrik Enderlein, Sonja Wälti, Michael Zürn, c2010Book | See the chapter by Berthold Rittberger, ‘Multi-Level Governance and

Parliaments’

Democratic Accountability and National Parliaments: Redefining the Impact ofParliamentary Scrutiny in EU Affairs - Katrin Auel, 2007-07

Article

Backbenchers learn to fight back: European integration and parliamentary government -Tapio Raunio, Simon Hix, 2000-10

Article


The UK Parliament and European Business - Commons Library Research Paper - UKParliament

Webpage

National Parliaments and EU law-making: how is the ‘yellow card’ system working? -Commons Library Standard Note - UK Parliament

Webpage

How the UK Government deals with EU Business - Commons Library Standard Note - UKParliament

Webpage

Seminar 10: Parliament and devolution, and module conclusion (RW)

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(20 items)



How Parliament works - Robert Rogers, Rhodri Walters, 2006Book | See chapter 4

Answering the West Lothian Question? A Critical Assessment of ‘English Votes for EnglishLaws’ in the UK Parliament - Daniel Gover, Michael Kenny, 2018-02-17

Article

Project EVEL – Analysing English Votes for English LawsWebsite


The West Lothian Question - V. Bogdanor, 2010-01-01Article

Devolution in the United Kingdom - Vernon Bogdanor, 2001Book

Proportional representation and the constituency role in Britain - Thomas Carl Lundberg,2007

Book

Devolution and British politics - Michael O'Neill, 2004Book

Devolution and Equality of Representation in the United Kingdom: A Constitutional Mess? -Ron Johnston, Charles Pattie, David Rossiter, 2002-04

Article


Constitutional design: a framework for analysis - M Laffin, 2000-7-1Article

Scotland's other Parliament: Westminster legislation about devolved matters in Scotlandsince devolution - Alan Page and Andrea Batey

Article

The dynamics of devolution: the state of the nations 2005 - Alan Trench, 2005Book

Parliament in the 21st century - Nicholas Baldwin, 2005Book | See Barry Winetrobe, ‘Parliament and Devolution: Westminster in the Age of

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Multi-Layer Democracy’

Does devolution make a difference? Legislative output and policy divergence in Scotland -Michael Keating, Linda Stevenson, Paul Cairney, Katherine Taylor, 2003-10

Article

The Narcissism of Small Differences: Scotland and Westminster - J. Mitchell, 2010-01-01Article

Wales and the Westminster Model - A. Trench, 2010-01-01Article

The analysis of Scottish Parliament committee influence: Beyond capacity and structure incomparing West European legislatures - PAUL CAIRNEY, 2006-03

Article

Parliamentary Affairs July 2000, 53 (3) (for an earlier treatment of the topic, see thearticles on new politics in the legislatures of Scotland and Wales)

Article

Devolution in Britain today - Russell Deacon, 2006Book | See this for background on the devolution settlements

Digitised readings (6 items)

The Italian Parliament: Chambers in a Crumbling House? - Norton, Philip, Vincent DellaSala

Chapter

Parliaments and citizens in Italy: a distant relationship - Norton, Philip, V. Della Sala (auth)P. Norton (ed.)

Chapter

The Legislature of the Czech Republic - Olson, D.M., Norton, P., Jana Reschova and JinriskaSyllova

Chapter

Chapter 1: The parliament of the Czech Republic 1993-2004 - Olson, David M., L. Linek &Z. Mansfeldova (auth) D.M. Olson and P. Norton

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Chapter 6: Parliamentary Government (inc. notes) - Hine, DavidChapter

The political power of the French Senate: Micromechanisms of Bicameral negotiations -Money, Jeanette & Tsebelis, George

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