Sixteenth Workshop of
Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians
27-28th July 2024
2024 PAPERS
Building Legislative Capacity: Pre-legislative scrutiny in the UK Parliament
Tom Caygill, Nottingham Trent University
Does access to classified information impede scrutiny of intelligence agencies? Learning from the case study of the Finnish Parliament
Tapio Raunio, Tampere University
From Margins to Mainstream: Paving Pathways for Indigenous Representation in Parliament.
Muhamad Sayuti Hassan, Faculty of Law, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
From Throne Speech to Presidential Address: The parliamentary effect of conversion from a monarchy to a republic in Trinidad and Tobago
Hamid Ghany, University of the West Indies
Strategic integration of Artificial Intelligence in parliamentary processes
Fotios Fitsilis, Hellenic Parliament, Jörn von Lucke, Zeppelin University, and George Mikros, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Qatar
Private Members’ Bills in Westminster and beyond
Ruth Dixon, University of Oxford, and Anne-Marie Griffiths, Public Bill Office, UK House of Commons
A rightful place – the representation and participation of First Nation Peoples in the political process
Andréa Cullen, Integrity Partners, Canberra ACT and Charles Darwin University, and Richard Egan, independent scholar, Australia
A Lone Star and the City on the Hill: exception, process, and symbolism in U.S. state politics
Emma Crewe, SOAS, and Daniel Souleles, Copenhagen Business School
Co-operation in the Texas State House of Representatives
Emma Crewe, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, and Michelle M. Taylor Robinson, Texas A&M University
Climate change discourse in a digital era: A case study of the European Parliament’s self-legitimation practices on Twitter
Monika Brusenbauch, Masaryk University
Approaching the integration of large language models in the parliamentary workplace
Jörn von Lucke, Zeppelin University
Interpreting parliamentary diplomacy in EU27-UK relations
Cherry Miller, University of Helsinki
Artificial Intelligence in Parliamentary Assemblies as Constitutional Bodies: the Italian State of Play.
Ylenia Maria Citino, Scuola Superiore Sant’ Anna, Pisa
Ethnographic perspectives on political minorities inside the Brazilian Parliament
Cristiane Bernardes, Legislative School, Brazilian Chamber of Deputies
The morale of trainers in parliamentary training institutions: a case study of selected institutions in Africa
Buchere Philip Brightone, Abdul Majid Ali Ahmed, Rasheed Draman, Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training (CPST), Kenya, and Hon. Rachel Ameso, Commissioner, Parliamentary Services Commission, Kenya, Elly Atamba Charles, Principal Research Officer, Directorate of Parliamentary Research Service