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The Internet and Parliamentary Democracy in Europe: a comparative study of the ethics of political communication in the digital age (2008)
Book
Dai, X., & Norton, P. (Eds.). (2008). The Internet and Parliamentary Democracy in Europe: a comparative study of the ethics of political communication in the digital age. Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330701500763

The overall aim of this volume is to investigate the impact of new information and communications technologies (ICTs), in particular the Internet, upon parliamentary democracy in Europe. Through a comparative study of four parliaments (the British, E... Read More about The Internet and Parliamentary Democracy in Europe: a comparative study of the ethics of political communication in the digital age.

Parliamentary placements: the benefits and challenges (2008)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2008). Parliamentary placements: the benefits and challenges. Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, 1(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.11120/elss.2008.01010004

I have been running placement schemes at the House of Commons now for two decades. One entails spending the third year of a four year degree (in British Politics and Legislative Studies, BPLS) on placement with an MP. Another, a more recent scheme, e... Read More about Parliamentary placements: the benefits and challenges.

The perils of a hung parliament (2008)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2008). The perils of a hung parliament. No Overall Control? the impact of a 'hung parliament' on British politics (109 - 111). The Hansard Society