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Democratic Consent for the Windsor Framework

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The Windsor Framework establishes a unique status for Northern Ireland in the UK‐EU relationship that has proven controversial, particularly for unionists. It also provides members of the Northern Ireland Assembly with regular opportunities to give their ‘democratic consent’ to the continued application of arrangements in the Windsor Framework
David Phinnemore
wiley   +1 more source

Treating the Symptoms, Not the Causes: What's Wrong with Demos's Report The Human Handbrake: How Whitehall Culture Holds Back Public Service Reform

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract A litany of think tank reports has critiqued Whitehall's ability to deliver policy. The latest—by Demos—locates the roots of Britain's governance woes in Whitehall's political culture. Drawing on public policy literature, we critique this report by demonstrating that Whitehall's political culture reflects the enduring structural design of ...
DARCY LUKE, NATHAN CRITCH
wiley   +1 more source

The House of Lords and Devolution: Already a Chamber of the Nations and Regions?

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract When it published its report in 2022, one of the main recommendations of the Brown Commission, established by the Labour Party to examine the future governance of the UK, was for the replacement of the House of Lords with an ‘assembly of the nations and regions’.
Adam Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Nordic legal overseers and institutional openness in crises: Challenges and adaptation during the COVID‐19 pandemic

open access: yesScandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We analyze challenges and adaptation strategies of Nordic legal overseers, the Parliamentary Ombudsmen and Chancellors of Justice in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, amid the COVID‐19 crisis. We study how the accountability capacities of the legal overseers were affected when standard practices of inclusive decision‐making were severed ...
Tero Erkkilä   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crisis, temporality and governmental policy agendas: The cases of Finland and Sweden

open access: yesScandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Crises transform the temporal orientation of political decision‐making. They demand immediate and decisive action and thus convert time into a means of political control. In these circumstances, assessing the long‐term consequences of proposed policies with respect to welfare, sustainability or justice also becomes demanding.
Henri Vogt, Mikko Värttö
wiley   +1 more source

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