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A selection of recent publications relating to parliamentary studies prepared with the assistance of the Library of Parliament (December 2014-February 2015)

Horgan, Gerald W. "Partisan-Motivated Prorogation and the Westminster Model: A Comparative Perspective." Commonwealth & Comparative Politics 52, no. 4 (November 2014): 455-72. http://www.tandfonline. com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14662043.2014.955982

* Explores cases in Australia and Canada, concluding that although partisan-motivated prorogations are unpredictable, certain circumstances increase the risk of their occurrence.

Bernauer, Julian, Nathalie Giger and Jan Rosset. "Mind the Gap: Do Proportional Electoral Systems Foster a More Equal Representation of Women and Men, Poor and Rich?" International Political Science Review 36, no. 1 (January 2015): 78-98. http://ips.sagepub.eom/content/36/1/78.

* Analyzes survey data from 24 parliamentary democracies to identify partisan bias and whether proportionality moderates under-representation.

Purser, Pleasance. Overseas Parliamentary News: January 2015. New Zealand Parliamentary Library. http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/parl-support/research papers/0QPLLaw15021/overseas-parliamentarv-news ianuarv-2015.

* A report on the United Kingdom's Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy target dates for implementation of recommendations.

Purser, Pleasance. Overseas Parliamentary News: December 2014. New Zealand Parliamentary Library. http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/parl-support/research- papers/00PLLawOPN15011/overseas-parliamentary-news- december-2014.

* The United Kingdom's House of Commons will explore proposals for a collaborative e-petitions system to be overseen by a Petitions Committee.

Purser, Pleasance. Overseas Parliamentary News: November 2014. New Zealand Parliamentary Library. http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/parl-support/research papers/00PLLawOPN14111/overseas-parliamentary-news november-2014

* Ireland issues guidelines for reimbursing committee witness' expenses, including legal costs for damaged reputations.

Campbell, Rosie and Sarah Childs. "Parents in Parliament: 'Where's Mum?'" Political Quarterly 85, no. 4 (December 2014): 487-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12092

* Are parliamentary politics closed to women --and potentially men--with young children? The authors propose reconfiguring political institutions to be care-friendly rather than simply woman-friendly or mother-friendly.

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