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Parliamentary Affairs podcasts complement published and forthcoming articles. They are interviews with the authors designed to explore themes from their work, either to clarify more complex and technical ideas, or to broaden out interesting but possibly peripheral concepts in the written text.
Podcasts linked to 'practitioner' articles explore the contemporary issues analysed in the journal normally by considering developments since publication. Generally between 10 and 15 minutes long, the podcasts are designed to inform researchers and to serve as teaching tools to stimulate discussion amongst students.
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- James Mitchell discusses the special half-issue on devolution.
Free access to the article available here: James Mitchell , The Westminster Model and the State of Unions
- How much does institutional choice matter for the success of nascent democracy? Francesco Cavatorta discusses the case of the Palestinian Authority.
Free access to the article available here: Francesco Cavatorta and Robert Elgie , The Impact of Semi-Presidentialism on Governance in the Palestinian Authority
- Robert Elgie considers the pros and cons of semi-presidentialism in nascent democracies.
Free access to the article available here: Francesco Cavatorta and Robert Elgie , The Impact of Semi-Presidentialism on Governance in the Palestinian Authority
- Lawrence Black discusses the special half-issue on party activism, and reflects upon the continuing decline in traditional party membership.
Free access to the article available here: Lawrence Black and Gidon Cohen , April 2009 Editorial
- The editors discuss the political ramifications of the current economic crisis, and the year ahead in Parliamentary Affairs.
Free access to the editorial available here: Jocelyn Evans and Steven Fielding , January 2009 Editorial
- Simon Bulmer discusses Labour governments' evolving policies on the European Union, and analyses New Labour's continued unwillingness to put Europe to the popular vote.
Free access to the article available here: Simon Bulmer , New Labour, New European Policy? Blair, Brown and Utilitarian Supranationalism
- Dr Colin Copus of the University of Birmingham talks about the forthcoming special half issue on the role of small parties and independents in British politics.
Free access to the article available here: Colin Copus, Alistair Clark, Herwig Reynaert, and Kristof Steyvers , Minor Party and Independent Politics beyond the Mainstream: Fluctuating Fortunes but a Permanent Presence
- The editors reflect upon a number of themes from this year's editorial, including media coverage of the British government and perceptions of sleaze.
- Claire Devlin discusses the implications of gender representation in the Rwandan parliament.
Free access to the article available here: Claire Devlin and Robert Elgie,The Effect of Increased Women's Representation in Parliament: The Case of Rwanda, April 2008
- James Shields considers the extent to which the 2007 presidential elections in France have reinvigorated democracy and representation, after previous elections seeing the growth of extremism and public disengagement.
Free access to the article available here: J. G. Shields , Political Representation in France: A Crisis of Democracy?, January 2006
- Thomas Lundberg discusses developments in mixed-member proportionality electoral systems in Scottish and Welsh regional elections, and their relationship to broader issues of representation in the UK.
Free access to the article available here: Thomas Carl Lundberg , Second-Class Representatives? Mixed-Member Proportional Representation in Britain, January 2006
- Interview with Rainbow Murray : A discussion of the effects of gender parity laws on political representation, and how parties react to such laws, as well as the broader application of compulsory electoral quotas.
Free access to the article available here: Rainbow Murray , How Parties Evaluate Compulsory Quotas: A Study of the Implementation of the 'Parity' Law in France, October 2007
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