Workshop of
Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians
RESEARCH PAPERS
2017 WORKSHOP (29-30TH JULY)
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Guinn and Straussman (2017 Session 1A)
Implementing Legislative Strengthening Programs: Who is in Control?
David E. Guinn and Jeffery D. Straussman
Hasson (2017 Session 1A)
Can we be more strategic in our support for strategic planning in Parliaments?
Victoria Ann Hasson
Leston-Bandeira (2017 Session 1B)
The Role of Parliamentary Petitions in the 21st Century: reflections drawing from the 2015 House of Commons e-petitions system
Cristina Leston-Bandeira (University of Leeds)
Draman (2017 Session 2A)
Staddon (2017 Session 2A)
Stapenhurst (2017 Session 2A)
PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT & CORRUPTION IN THE CARIBBEAN: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AND GRENADA COMPARED
Rick Stapenhurst
Puente (2017 Session 2A)
Corruption in Latin American Legislatures: setbacks, advances and prospects
Khemvirg Puente
Chen (2017 Session 2B)
Modes of Executive-Legislative Relations in the Chinese legislative process
Wenbo Chen
Sun (2017 Session 2B)
Selective Openness: An Evaluation on Open-Door Legislation in China
Ying Sun, Associate professor
Guinn (2017 Session 3A)
Enhanced Representation and Local Engagement: A Preliminary Review and Assessment of the Platforms Project
David E. Guinn, JD, PhD
Prior (2017 Session 3A)
How parliaments can better understand the value of narratives for political engagement
Alex Prior
Irfan (2017 Session 3A)
Empowering People through Public Engagement: Case of Senate of Pakistan’s Outreach Programme
Senator Rubina Irfan
Basdeo (2017 Session 3B)
An Examination of Committee Systems in Parliaments of Small States: A Study of Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica
Maukesh Basdeo
Patmore (2017 Session 3B)
The independence of the Clerk: ‘Friendly to all but friends with no one’
Peter Patmore
Ghany (2017 Session 3B)
SUSPENDING M.P.s: Controversies from Trinidad and Tobago
Dr. Hamid Ghany
Lewis (2017 Session 4A)
Kreilinger (2017 Session 4A)
Parliaments in the European Union as the masters of membership in the club and its precise terms: The case of Brexit
Valentin Kreilinger
Muheeb and Orisadare (2017 Session 4A)
The Legislature in Intra-Executive Crisis and Institutional Instability in Nigeria
Ibraheem Oladipo MUHEEB, Ph.D. & Jibola Lawal ORISADARE
Herr (2017 Session 4A)
Head of State – Parliament Relations in the Pacific: Echoes of Empire
Richard Herr
Griglio (2017 Session 4B)
The role of Parliaments in international affairs: fostering democracy through the oversight of governmental action
Elena Griglio
Fromage and Ibrido (2017 Session 4B)
Ekeyi and Olaore (2017 Session 4B)
LEGISLATING FOR DEVELOPMENT – ENGAGING THE LEGISLATURE IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Benjamin Ekeyi & Dr. Deji Olaore
Fitsilis and Koutsogiannis (2017 Session 5A)
Strengthening the Capacity of Parliaments through Development of Parliamentary Research Services
Fotios Fitsilis and Alexandros Koutsogiannis
Kamau (2017 Session 5A)
THE PLACE OF PARLIAMENTARY TRAINING INSTITUTES IN ENHANCING PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY: THE CASE OF KENYA’S CENTRE FOR PARLIAMENTARY STUDIES AND TRAINING
Prof. Nyokabi Kamau
Palijo (2017 Session5A)
Yan (2017 Session 5B)
Automated Evaluation of Deputy Social Responsiveness in China’s People’s Congress
Xingjian Yan
Chang and Chao (2017 Session 5B)
Capacity-building, Public Participation, and Resilience of an Authoritarian State: Development of a Responsive Legislature in A Post-Communist China
Chun-chih Chang and Chien-min Chao
Bell (2017 Session 6A)
Thompson (2017 Session 6A)
How do small parties try to influence legislation in the British House of Commons?
Dr Louise Thompson, University of Surrey
Simpamba (2017 Session 6B)
Cullen (2017 Session 6B)
The art of persuasive discourse in parliament—a comparative analysis of Australian parliaments with those of the United Kingdom
Andréa Cullen
2015 WORKSHOP (25-26TH JULY)
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Nakamura and Einhorn (2015 Session 1A)
SOCIAL SCIENCE INFLUENCES ON PRACTICE IN LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT: TOWARD BETTER USES OF EVALUATION METHODS:
Robert Nakamura and Malcolm Russell-Einhorn
Guinn (2015 Session 1A)
Supporting Legislative Development within the Political Context: Legislatures as Political Actors and Participants
David E. Guinn
Biondi and Pellizzone (2015 Session 1B)
OPEN OR SECRET: PARLIAMENTARY RULES ON SECRET VOTES
Francesca Biondi and Irene Pellizzone
Ghany (2015 Session 1B)
Term Limits, Recall and Second Ballots: The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014
Dr. Hamid Ghany
Muheeb and Aiyede (2015 Session 1B)
THE EXTREMES, AND THE ABSURDITIES OF IMPEACHMENT THREATS, AND IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE EXECUTIVE
IBRAHEEM OLADIPO MUHEEB and EMMANUEL REMI AIYEDE
Ahmed and Ahmed (2015 Session 2A)
Parliament,Public Engagement and Poverty Reduction: The Bangladesh Experience
Nizam Ahmed and Zahir Ahmed
Ayenew (2015 Session 2A)
Parliament,Public Engagement and Poverty Mitigation in Ethiopia: Preliminary Findings
Meheret Ayenew
Crewe and Fox (2015 Session 2A)
Parliament, Public Engagement and Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh and Ethiopia: some notes on management and methodology
Dr Emma Crewe and Dr Ruth Fox
Murphy (2015 Session 3A)
Building legitimacy through dialogue within and beyond parliament in a democratic transition: a case study of Tunisia after the Jasmine Revolution
Jonathan Murphy
Nakamura et al. (2015 Session 3A)
Creating and implementing a Kenya model of parliamentary development
Robert Nakamura, Heather Senecal and Andrea Wolfe
Adiputri (2015 Session 3A)
“Parliamentary reforms through parliamentary procedure: A lesson-learnt from the Indonesian parliament”
Ratih D. Adiputri
Stapenhurst and Imbeau (2015 Session 3B)
Raunio (2015 Session 3B)
Keeping tabs on the executive: the engagement of the Finnish Eduskunta in foreign affairs
Tapio Raunio
Rolef (2015 Session 4A)
DESCRIBING, DELIMITING AND DEFINING THE JOB OF THE MP
Susan Hattis Rolef
Rush (2015 Session 4A)
Climbing the Greasy Pole: Achieving Cabinet Office in the UK, 1945-2015
Michael Rush
Coghill et el. (2015 Session 4B)
Parliamentary Codes of Conduct and the Accountability of Parliamentarians
Ken Coghill, Julia Thornton, Cristina Neesham, and Abel Kinyondo.
Puente and Pla (2015 Session 4B)
Are Mexican Legislators Accountable? Measurement and ideas around legislative transparency
Khemvirg Puente and Issa Luna Pla
Elst (2015 Session 4B)
Enhancing transparancy: how does Parliament get tailor-made information from the Government? Experiences from the Flemish Parliament
M. Elst
Kasianiuk and Civitas (2015 Session 5A)
Understanding parliaments as self-organizing systems. Theoretical challenges and empirical clues
Krzysztof Kasianiuk and Collegium Civitas
Louwerse and Otjes (2015 Session 5A)
Explaining the Use of Parliamentary Questions by Parliamentary Party Groups
Tome Louwerse and Simon Otjes
Russell and Serban (2015 Session 5B)
Westminster Model or Westminster Muddle? A Term in Search of a Meaning
Meg Russell and Ruxandra Serban
Shephard (2015 Session 5B)
Ending ‘Punch and Judy’ Politics? The State of Questions and Counter-Questioning during PMQs at Westminster
Dr. Mark Shephard
Bandeira and Thompson (2015 Session 5B)
Truly Engaging Citizens with the Parliamentary Process? An Evaluation of Public Reading Stage in the House of Commons
Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Louise Thompson
Morgan (2015 Session 5B)
Battles on Many Fronts: Education Scrutiny and Debate in the 21st Century House of Commons
J David Morgan
Romaniello (2015 Session 6A)
Upper Chambers in EU: Scrutinising the Belgian and German Bicameralism
Maria Romaniello
Griglio and Lupo (2015 Session 6A)
Joint parliamentary administration for an asymmetric bicameralism? The challenges posed by the constitutional reform of the Italian Senate
Elena Griglio and Nicola Lupo
Herr (2015 Session 6B)
Cultural Adaptation of the Westminster Model: Some Examples from Fiji and Samoa
R.A. Herr
Koss (2015 Session 6B)
Time in Parliaments and Parliaments in Time: The Evolution of Parliamentary Agenda Control in Western Europe
Michael Koss