A Place at the Table? Parliamentary Committees, Witnesses and the Scrutiny of Government Actions and Legislation
| Autor: | Hugh Bochel, Anouk Berthier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Government Scrutiny Sociology and Political Science Inequality Parliament media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Legislation Legislature 02 engineering and technology 0506 political science Representation (politics) Law Political science Political Science and International Relations 050602 political science & public administration media_common Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | Social Policy and Society. 19:1-17 |
| ISSN: | 1475-3073 1474-7464 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1474746418000490 |
| Popis: | Issues of diversity in elected bodies have been highlighted in recent years, both with regard to elected representatives themselves, and, more recently, in respect of the treatment of those working in such institutions, especially women. This article focuses on another aspect of diversity, inequality and representation, the voices heard by parliamentary committees in their scrutiny of government actions and legislation.The article discusses the current position in the Scottish Parliament (and other UK legislatures) with, for example, around three-fifths of witnesses at Holyrood being male, and highlights both ‘demand’ and ‘supply’ factors that influence the make-up of committee witnesses. It also identifies a number of functions that witnesses can play for committees, and how these relate to diversity and representation, and suggests that there may be benefits to committees and legislatures in hearing from a wider range of voices. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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