Journal of Legislative Studies


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The Journal of Legislative Studies is the definitive research periodical on legislatures.

Approach

First published in 1995, it has established itself as indispensable reading for scholars and researchers of legislative studies. The quarterly publication is refereed and covers all aspects of legislative research and development. It is global in scope, interdisciplinary in range, and eclectic in approach. Articles are submitted by scholars as well as leading public figures and encompass legislative theory, comparative research and country-specific empirical research.

Editorial staff

  • Editor: Lord Norton of Louth - University of Hull, UK
  • Deputy Editors: Cristina Leston-Bandeira - University of Hull, UK; and Mark Shephard - University of Strathclyde, UK
  • Associate Editors: L. Marvin Overby - University of Missouri, Columbia; and Michael Rush - University of Exeter, UK
  • Editorial Assistant: Sally Clark - University of Hull, UK

International Editorial Board

  • Attila Ágh - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Hungary
  • Nicholas Baldwin - Wroxton College, UK
  • Sarah Childs - University of Bristol, UK
  • Jack Hayward - University of Hull, UK
  • Reuven Y. Hazan - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • David M. Olson - University of North Carolina - Greensboro, USA
  • John E. Owens - University of Westminster, UK
  • Mogens N. Pedersen - University of S. Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  • Roger M. Scully - University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
  • Barbara Sinclair- University of California, Los Angeles, USA
  • Donley T. Studlar- W. Virginia University, USA
  • John Uhr - Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
  • Rinus van Schendelen - Eramus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Special issues

Themed special issues of the Journal bring together the leading latest research on major areas within the field of comparative legislative studies. Recent special issues have included:

  • The Impact of the Post-9/11 ‘War on Terror’ on Executive-Legislative Relations: A Global Perspective (edited by John E. Owens and Riccardo Pelizzo) (2009)
  • Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament (edited by Shirin M. Rai) (2010)
  • Parliamentary Questions (edited by Shane Martin and Olivier Rozenberg) (2011)

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is now included in the following Abstracting and Indexing databases: International Political Science Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, and International Bibliography of the Social Sciences.

Subscribe

The Journal is published by Taylor and Francis. For more information, see the Journal's page on the publisher's site