Exploring parliament
- ISBN: 9780192888747
- Editorial: Oxford University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2025
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Edición número: 2nd ed.
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 426
- Idiomas: Español
A fresh perspective on an evolving institution; Exploring Parliament offers an engaging and real-life insight into the inner workings, impact, and relevance of the twenty-first century UK Parliament. Short academic and practitioner chapters are combined with highly relevant and practical case studies, to provide a new and accessible introduction to Parliament's structures, people, and practices. As well as covering the broader structure of the UK Parliament, this text explains the role of backbench MPs in scrutinising government and campaigning the design and space of Parliament and the challenges facing MPs. It offers illuminating case studies on highly topical areas such as Brexit, COVID-19, and recent pieces of legislation such as the British Sign Language Act and Online Safety Act. New to this Edition - This edition has been updated to include content on the 2024 General Election. - Over half of the chapters are new or newly authored to reflect the changing nature and scholarship in the field. - An increased focus on diversity, including a new chapter on diversity and representation in the House of Commons. - Expanded coverage on devolved parliaments, including a new chapter on interparliamentary relations. Key Features - Draws on the perspectives of academics and parliamentary practitioners, to give students an authentic insight into the workings of Parliament. - Provides a series of evidence-based case studies so that students can fully understand the reality of Parliament in practice. - Explores the relationships between the different structures, parliamentarians and practitioners within Parliament on both a formal and an informal level, to enable student to truly understand the key processes and actors that shape Parliament.
Part I: Introducing the UK Parliament
1:Introduction, Cristina Leston-Bandeira, Alexandra Meakin, Paul Silk, Louise Thompson, and Aileen Walker
2:Parliament in context, Philip Norton
3:Westminster in the UK context, Sean Haughey, Mark Shephard, and Diana Stirbu
Part II: People and places in parliament
4:The political organisation of parliament, Richard Kelly and Louise Thompson
5:The governance of parliament, Sarah Petit and Benjamin Yong
6:Supporting Members and Peers, Matthew Congreve and Rebecca McKee
7:The significance of rituals in parliament, Emma Crewe and Paul Evans
8:Spaces and places in parliament, Kate Anderson, Alexandra Meakin, and Alex Prior
Part III: Law Making
9:The legislative process, Liam Laurence Smyth, and Matt Korris
10:Parliamentary scrutiny and influence on government bills, Meg Russell and Daniel Gover
11:Delegated legislation, Ruth Fox and Brigid Fowler
12:Post-legislative scrutiny, Tom Caygill and Michael Collon
13:Interparliamentary relations, Nia Moss and Gareth Williams
14:Private Members' Bills, Ruth Dixon and Anne-Marie Griffiths
15:Campaigning to change law and policy, Felicity Matthews and Paul E J Thomas
Part IV: Scrutiny and Accountability
16:The Westminster Model of accountability, Martyn Atkins, Andrew Defty, and James Strong
17:Select Committees in the House of Commons, Marc Geddes and Farrah Bhatti
18:Questioning the government, Ruxandra Serban, Luke Hussey, and Peter Kerr
19:Scrutiny by the House of Lords, Rosanna Barry and Chloe Mawson
20:Scrutiny in challenging times, Lucinda Maer and Richard Whitaker
21:Parliament and the media, Sasha Fuller, Alasdair Rendall, and Anikka Weerasinghe
Part V: Representation
22:Diversity and representation in the House of Commons, Richard Cracknell and Ekaterina Kolpinskaya
23:Women in the House of Commons, Rosie Campbell, Chloe Challender, Sarah Childs, and Jessica Smith
24:MPs and their constituencies, Nicholas Allen and Emma Salisbury
25:The role of a backbencher, Stephen Holden Bates and Caroline Bhattacharya
26:Representation in the Lords, Peter Dorey and Matthew Purvis
27:Parliament and public engagement, Cristina Leston-Bandeira, Emma McIntosh, and Ben Pearson
Part VI: Challenges
28:Conduct and standards of parliamentarians, Alistair Clark and Hannah White
29:Challenges facing MPs, Margaret McKinnon, Stefanie Reher, and James Weinberg
30:Trust in parliament, Elise Uberoi and Ben Worthy
31:Reforming parliament, Mark Bennister and Kevin Maddison
32:A Parliament for the Union?, Graeme Cowie and Jack Sheldon
33:Conclusion: the future of parliamentary politics, David Judge
