Fifteenth Workshop of
Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians
30-31 July 2022
Wroxton College, Wroxton, Nr. Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 6PX
Sponsored by
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) & The Centre for Legislative Studies, University of Hull
A new feature for our Wroxton Workshop delegates is for our registered delegates to be able to view the papers that are being presented at this years workshop. This advance viewing can only be accessed via a secure password which will be emailed to each delegate. If you are already registered, please be patient whilst the papers are prepared, the password will be emailed to you shortly.
15th WORKSHOP OF PARLIAMENTARY SCHOLARS AND PARLIAMENTARIANS
30-31 JULY 2022
Papers to be presented
Can parliamentary citizen engagement tackle the thorny issue of symbolic representation?
Jonathan Murphy, INTER-PARES, Brussels
Why networks of knowledge exchange matter particularly for parliamentary public engagement
Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Temitayo Odeyemi, University of Leeds
Crowdsourcing the digital parliament: the case of the Hellenic OCR Team
Fotios Fitsilis, Hellenic Parliament, Greece
Prioritisation of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Law-Making for the Parliamentary Workspace
Fotios Fitsilis, Scientific Service, Hellenic Parliament Jörn von Lucke, Zeppelin University, Germany Jan Etscheid, Zeppelin University, Germany
Parliamentary committees as a tool for public engagement
Maya Kornberg, New York University, and Sven Siefken, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
To be seen, or heard, but not both: the role of support services in implementing legislative public engagement in Nigeria
Temitayo Odeyemi, University of Leeds
Reaching across physical, virtual and conceptual distance: public engagement with parliamentary spaces
Alex Prior, London Southbank University, and Maanasa Sivashankar, Design Consultant
From information to evaluation (and back again): establishing a ‘feedback loop’ for effective public engagement
Christine Sheldon, Oxford University
Prorogation, motions of no confidence and political survival in the Commonwealth Caribbean: an examination of adopting locally-modified 20th Century Westminster constitutional conventions in Commonwealth Caribbean political systems
Hamid Ghany, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
The application of parliamentary immunity in Commonwealth legislatures
André Vella, University of Birmingham
The House of Commons, the British constitution and the end of the American War of Independence
James Strong, Queen Mary College, University of London
MPs use of the district assembly common fund in Ghana: ‘perception and practice’
Joseph Antwi-Boasiako, Governance for Inclusive Development (GovID) and University of Ghana, and Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini, Parliament of Ghana
Should legislatures invest in foresight work? Assessing the impact of parliamentary future institutions
Vesa Koskimaa and Tapio Raunio, Tampere University, Finland
From representation to meritocracy: understanding professionalization of the political class through UK parliamentary pay disputes, 1911-2011
Nick Dickinson, University of Oxford
Elite domination or participatory democracy? Comparing the rules of the game within parliamentary party groups
Danny Schindler and Oliver Kannenberg, Institute for Parliamentary Research, Berlin
The impact of political identity-based parties in the Guateng, Nunavut, Quebev and Scottish legislatures: exploring causes of stronger committee oversight systems
Michael Youash, University of Toronto
Hostile or consensual? A comparative study of personal attacks and positive self-reference in exchanges between the Conservatives and SNP in PMQs and FMQs
Sebastian Ludwicki-Ziegler, University of Stirling, and Mark Shephard, University of Strathclyde
Unparliamentary behaviour: National Assembly in South Africa and Nigeria
Umoh Samuel Uwem, University of KwaZulu, South Africa
Having an impact? Pre-legislative scrutiny in the UK Parliament
Tom Caygill, University of Nottingham Trent
Parliamentary diplomacy, globalization, and digital transformation of Parliaments in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: past, present and the challenges of the future
Juan de Dios Cincunegui, Universidad Austral, Argentina
Moulding pandemic parliaments: the role played by Commonwealth Caribbean Parliaments in the coronavirus pandemic
Maukesh Basdeo, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Legislative role in the poverty alleviation policy
Muthanna Saari, Research and Library Division, Parliament of Malaysia
From the outside or from the inside: dismantling the discourse of the political leadership and the legal frameworks directing the Omani parliamentary institution
Waheb Mubarak, Legislative Specialist, Shura Council, Oman
Omani women in Parliament: social barriers and state empowerment
Rahma Al-Kalbani and Jawaher, Sultan Qaboos University, and Jawaher Al-Shukaili, independent researcher
A downsized but potentially stronger Parliament? The Italian reduction in the number of MPs
Elena Griglio, Parliamentary Senior Official, Italian Senate, and LUISS Guido Carli, and Nicola Lupo, LUISS Guido Carli
Parliamentary strengthening in South Africa: budget oversight efficacy reform beyond popular congressional models
Michael Youash, University of Toronto
Rethinking parliamentary research services in Kenya: a critical analysis of the current status in the county assemblies
Buchere Philip Brightone, Office of the Clerk of the Senate, Kenya, Wakah George Odhiambo, Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training )CPST), Kenya, Massinde Martin Muyundo, Parliamentary Budget Office, Kenya, and Ali Abdulmajid Ahmed, CPST
Struggle for Parliamentary Sovereignty in Pakistan
Amjed Pervez Malik. former Secretary General, Senate of Pakistan
Prioritising democratisation through Parliamentary procedures in a European Parliament of transnationality
Spyridoula-Anna Pappa
Federalism and democracy in Pakistan
Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, Senate of Pakistant
Nigerian National Assembly override of presidential vetoes under the 1999 constitution: a critical appraisal
Emmanuel Obusom Anyaegbunam, African Centre for Parliamentary and Constitutional Studies
Bargaining strategies of the European Parliament in the Brexit Process: an empirical assessment
Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic
The Independent effect – the relevance, influence and impact of independent politicians on a parliamentary democracy
Andrea Cullen, Senior Committee Secretary, ACT Legislative Assembly, Australia
Measures to mitigate Covid-19 in the Dewan Rakyat: implications for parliamentary privilege
Muthanna Saari, Research and Library Division, Parliament of Malaysia