College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Parliamentary Studies
Module POL2113 for 2020/1
Module POL2113 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL2113: Parliamentary Studies
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
- Leston-Bandeira, C. and Thompson, L. (eds.) 2018. Exploring Parliament. Oxford: OUP.
- Norton, P. 2013. Parliament in British Politics, 2nd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Additional readings:
- Bogdanor, V. 1999. Devolution in the United Kingdom. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Cowley. P. 2002. Revolts and Rebellions, Parliamentary Voting under Blair. London: Politico.
- Deschouwer, K. and Depauw, S. (eds). 2014. Representing the people: a survey among members of state-wide and sub-state parliaments. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Flinders, M. 2002. ‘Shifting the balance? Parliament, the Executive and the British constitution’, Political Studies 50(1): 23-42.
- Geddes, A. 2013. Britain and the European Union. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Goldsworthy, J. 1999. The Sovereignty of Parliament: Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Kelso, A. 2009/13. Parliamentary Reform at Westminster. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
- Rehfeld, A. 2006. The Concept of Constituency: Political Representation, Democratic Legitimacy, and Institutional Design Cambridge: Cambrige University Press.
- Robert, R. and Walters, R. 2006. How Parliament Works. Harlow: Pearson Longman.
- Russell, M. 2013. The Contemporary House of Lords: Bicameralism Revived. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Searing, D. 1994. Westminster's world: Understanding political roles. Harvard University Press.
- Thompson, L. 2015. Making British Law, Committees in Action. Basingstoke: Palgrave.