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A selection of recent publications relating to parliamentary studies prepared with the assistance of the Library of Parliament (May 2018-July 2018)

Berthier, A. and H.M. Bochel. "Changing Times?: The Shifting Gender Balance of Scottish Parliament Committee Witnesses." PSA Parliaments Group blog, 5p, March 1, 2018.

* The authors discuss their research into the diversity of witnesses to committees in the Scottish Parliament.

Bergman, G. and E. Macfarlane. "The Impact and Role of Officers of Parliament: Canada's Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner." Canadian Public Administration 61.1 (2018): 5-25.

* Officers of Parliament play a vital role in providing parliamentarians with access to critical information and resources that allow them to hold the government of the day to account. Critics have argued officers have exceeded their mandates and even threaten to supplant the opposition.

White, H. "MPs should not be their own judge and jury when accused of harassment." Institute for Government blog, 2 p, March 12, 2018.

* The UK House of Commons must hand over the investigation and sanction of bullying and harassment to an independent body, argues the author.

Anderson, M., & Gillies, J. "There for the moment: Extra-legislative windows of opportunity for women's social movements in politics, a comparison of Canada and Northern Ireland." Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, 56(2), 157-176, April 2018.

* This article considers the role and influence of women's groups and larger national women's social movements during two different constitutional moments: the lead-up to the finalisation of the 1982 patriation of the Canadian Constitution and the lead-up to the 1998 Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland.

Tugendhat, T. (Chair). "Global Britain and the 2018 Commonwealth Summit". House of Commons. Foreign Affairs Committee, 24p, April 5, 2018.

* The Commonwealth Summit takes place in London from April 16-20. It will be the first time in more than 20 years that the UK has hosted this biennial gathering of the Commonwealth Heads of Government. This is a once-in-a-generation event.

Ireton, E. "How public is a public inquiry?" Public Law 2: 277-298, April 2018.

* 'Public inquiry' is a term often used to refer to a wide range of types of inquiry held by public or private bodies or persons. Such investigations range from planning and highways inquiries, investigations into industrial accidents, to inquiries dealing more broadly with issues of public...