New leading textbook on parliament published

Buy the book with 30% off

To buy Exploring Parliament with 30% off, order a copy on the OUP website and use the code WEBXSTU20. 

The second edition of Exploring Parliament, edited by Constitution Unit Fellow Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira with Dr Alexandra Meakin and Dr Louise Thompson, is now available.

Bringing together 73 academics and practitioners to share their expertise in 33 chapters, the book offers an engaging and real-life insight into people and places, law making, scrutiny and accountability, representation and challenges in parliament.

The Director of the Constitution Unit, Professor Meg Russell, co-wrote the chapter on 'Parliamentary scrutiny and influence on government bills' with Honorary Research Fellow Dr Daniel Gover. And Dr Ruxandra Serban, who is Lecturer (Teaching) in Comparative Politics, co-wrote the chapter on 'Questioning the government'.

The book also includes chapters on Private Members’ Bills, select committees, diversity and representation, MPs and their constituencies, the conduct and standards of parliamentarians, trust in parliament, and the governance of parliament.

As well as co-editing the book, Professor Leston-Bandeira also co-wrote a chapter on 'Parliament and public engagement'. The book also includes contributions from three other members of honorary staff: Sir Paul Silk contributed to the introductory chapter, Paul Evans co-wrote 'The significance of rituals in parliament' and Lucinda Maer co-wrote 'Scrutiny in challenging times'. The book also includes contributions from many other Constitution Unit alumni and long-term collaborators.

Key links:

• Exploring Parliament – buy the book and find out more about it, including the titles of its 33 chapters.