The Past of Parliamentary and Legislative Studies

Martin, Shane; Taylor-Robinson, Michelle M.; Crewe, Emma

Abstract

In this article, Shane Martin, Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson and Emma Crewe discuss the past of parliamentary and legislative studies. The exchange is based on a Roundtable on the Past, Present and Future of Parliamentary Studies, which was held online on 9th June 2021 as part of the Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association’s Parliaments Specialist Group.

Citation

Martin, S., Taylor-Robinson, M. M., & Crewe, E. (2022). The Past of Parliamentary and Legislative Studies. Parliamentary Affairs, 75(4), 727-739. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsac008

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 5, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Apr 23, 2022
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Apr 7, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 7, 2022
• Journal: Parliamentary Affairs
• Print ISSN: 0031-2290
• Electronic ISSN: 1460-2482
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 75
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 727-739
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsac008
• Keywords: Parliaments
• Publisher URL: https://academic.oup.com/pa/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/pa/gsac008/6573383
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