Interpreting UK legislatures: an introduction

Beech, Matt; Bevir, Mark

Abstract

The purpose of this special issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies is to explain and understand the era of profound change that has affected, and continues to impact, UK legislatures. This is an era of special change, wrought by the phenomena of Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, and forms of nationalism. The significance of these collected papers lies in the application of interpretive, decentred theory (Bevir, 2013; Bevir & Rhodes, 2003, 2010) as the framework through which each contribution interprets its particular subject - legislatures and elite narratives–in this era of rapid and tumultuous transformation.

Citation

Beech, M., & Bevir, M. (in press). Interpreting UK legislatures: an introduction. Journal of Legislative Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2024.2345038

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 31, 2024
• Online Publication Date: May 8, 2024
• Deposit Date: Apr 4, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 9, 2025
• Journal: Journal of Legislative Studies
• Print ISSN: 1357-2334
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-9337
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2024.2345038
• Keywords: Interpretivism; Decentred theory; Legislative studies; Parliament
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4618970