Parliamentary Affairs: special issue on '40 years of departmental select committees in the House of Commons' (vol 72, issue 4, 2019)
31 Oct 2019
To mark the 40th anniversary of the creation of departmental select committees, this special issue of Parliamentary Affairs draws together contibutions from House of Commons officials and leading academics on the past, present and future of one of the most significant reforms to the UK Parliament.
Articles available to read for free are marked with a star (☆).
Departmental Select Committees: The Reform of the Century? -- Philip Norton
A Means to an End and an End in Itself: Select Committee Membership, Parliamentary Roles and Parliamentary Careers, 1979–Present -- Stephen McKay, Mark Goodwin, Stephen Holden Bates
(☆) Chairing UK Select Committees: Walking Between Friends and Foes (☆) [Open access] -- Emma Crewe, Nicholas Sarra
The Territorial Select Committees, 40 Years On -- David Torrance, Adam Evans
Select Committees: Agents of Change -- Adam Mellows-Facer, Chloe Challender, Paul Evans
(☆) Select Committees and Brexit: Parliamentary Influence in a Divisive Policy Area (☆) [Open access] -- Philip Lynch, Richard Whitaker
Between Diversity, Representation and ‘Best Evidence’: Rethinking Select Committee Evidence-Gathering Practices -- Danielle Beswick, Stephen Elstub
How Public Engagement Became a Core Part of the House of Commons Select Committees -- Aileen Walker, Naomi Jurczak, Catherine Bochel, Cristina Leston-Bandeira
Conclusion: So, What Is Good Scrutiny Good For? -- Paul Evans
