Where female representatives are located within legislatures and what they do matters for
the substantive representation of women. Previous scholarship has found that female …

Theories of parliamentary committees are often contradictory and recent studies have
emphasised the need for theoretically-informed qualitative analyses of committee practices …

This paper addresses the way parties assign members to parliamentary committees in
fragmented multiparty settings. Thus, it analyzes how the two most central institutions of …

This book examines the working procedures of parliamentary party groups within
specialised committees-the backstage but primary means for MPs to influence policy. It …

Committees' use of their right to initiate parliament decisions have notably evolved under
Sweden's unicameral parliament. Since 2011, initiatives have increasingly served as a …

The Riksdag committees' use of their right to initiate legislation or budget amendments has
evolved notably under the parliament's unicameral period. Committee initiatives are used …

New Zealand parliamentary procedure has been reformed gradually over the 80-year period
between 1935 and 2015. It has moved away from its Westminster roots in some important …

Between 2017 and 2020 a comprehensive review of the framework of investigatory scrutiny
committees in the House of Lords was undertaken. This process led to a far-reaching set of …

This thesis addresses parliamentary impact on government legislation using the Scottish
Parliament as a case-study. It contributes to the ongoing debate about whether government …