New and notable titles: a selection of recent publications relating to parliamentary studies prepared with the assistance of the Library of Parliament (June 2015-August 2015).

• Position: Publications - Bibliography

Caldwell, Gary Gordon. "Quebec's Republican Temptation." Dorchester Review, Spring/Summer 2015: 61-9.

* Republican thought, with its abstract and rationalist character, tends to ignore the geopolitical context - the giant, Anglophone republic to the south.

Davison, Nehal. "Supporting politicians to lead government: insights from the [UK] Institute for Government 2008-15." The Institute for Government blog, July 3, 2015.

* This post outlines what works when it comes to running a program to support ministers in their new roles.

Devine, Dan. "Cabinet committees, sub-committees and taskforces." The Institute for Government blog, June 12, 2015.

* Cabinet committees are a window into the power structure and priorities of government.

"Votes for 16-year-olds: ballots for bairns." Economist. June 13, 2015.

* Scotland is set to lower the voting age--and others may follow.

Every-Palmer, Susanna, Justin Barry-Walsh and Michele Pathe. "Harassment, stalking, threats and attacks targeting New Zealand politicians: a mental health issue." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Forthcoming 2015.

* Due to the nature of their work, politicians are at greater risk of stalking, harassment and attack than the general population.

Farrington, Conor. "Lords reform: some inconvenient truths." Political Quarterly, April-June 2015: 297-306.

* The author suggests that political debate should focus on small-scale reforms to ensure that the Lords becomes more effective, representative and legitimate, within the constraints of its present role.

Fisher, Lucy. "The growing power and autonomy of [UK] House of Commons select committees: causes and effects." Political Quarterly, Forthcoming 2015:1-8.

* The new system of electing committee chairs and members is explored as a central reform that has burnished the autonomy, independence and credibility of the committees ... and which has added to the desirability of roles on committees, which now present an alternative career route to the ministerial ladder.

Gibbons, Michael. "Regulatory policy scrutiny: independent advice to government." The Institute for Government blog, August 3, 2015.

* The Regulatory Policy Committee [UK] has just been given a new role on monitoring progress toward the government's new 10 billion [pounds sterling] target for regulatory reduction over this Parliament. The author reflects on the RPC's impact to date and where it needs to go next.

Gold, Jen. "Are we about to see an era of experimental...