Interpreting UK legislatures: an introduction

Beech, Matt; Bevir, Mark

doi:10.1080/13572334.2024.2345038

Interpreting UK legislatures: an introduction

Beech, Matt; Bevir, Mark

Authors

Dr Matt Beech M.Beech@hull.ac.uk
Reader in Politics and Director of the Centre for British Politics

Mark Bevir

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. (2024). Interpreting UK legislatures: an introduction. Journal of Legislative Studies, 30(2), 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2024.2345038

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Mar 31, 2024
Online Publication Date	May 8, 2024
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2024
Deposit Date	Apr 4, 2024
Publicly Available Date	Jul 2, 2025
Journal	Journal of Legislative Studies
Print ISSN	1357-2334
Publisher	Routledge
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	30
Issue	2
Pages	129-135
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

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