Media
Democratic Audit actively seeks publicity for its work; and researches and publishes its own reports as well as publishing through publishers and other organisations. Below is a list of recent media coverage and contributions, followed by a list of past publications. |
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Recent Democratic Audit media coverage
Liverpool Daily Post, 30 Jun 2009: 'Twitter and Facebook won't fix Liverpool Democracy'.
The Herald, 19 June 2009:‘Proper proportional representation is still the best system for elections' (letter).
Plymouth Herald, 4 June 2009: ‘Volatile voters make elections too close to call'.
The Daily Telegraph, 3 June 2009: 'Shameful Day if BNP wins seat, says David Miliband'.
The Scotsman, 3 June 2009: 'Labour prepares to lose out, as Greens hope for Scots seat'.
The Yorkshire Post, 3 June 2009: ‘Scandal to bring "volatility" as voters go to the polls'.
Gibraltar Chronicle, 3 June 2009: ‘BNP could win five Euro seats'.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus, 3 June 2009: ‘Euro election set to cause upsets'.
Aberdeen Press and Journal, 3 June 2009: ‘Euro elections voting could be volatile, say experts'.
The Morning Star, 3 June 2009: ‘Warning BNP could get five seats from scandals'.
The Guardian, 21 May 2009: ‘Manifesto for Political Renewal' (letter).
The Guardian, 18 May 2009: ‘Disillusion, made rage'.
The Guardian, 23 March 2009: ‘Decline in Democracy' (letter).
Democratic Audits in the UK
Democracy Under Blair, David Beetham, Iain Byrne, Pauline Ngan, and Stuart, Politico's, 2002, (second edition, 2003)
Political Power and Democratic Control in Britain, Stuart Weir and David Beetham, Routledge, 1999
The Three Pillars of Liberty: Political Rights and Freedoms in the UK, Francesca Klug, Keir Starmer and Stuart Weir, Routledge, 1996
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Other Audit books
Voices of the People: Popular attitudes to democratic renewal in Britain, Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Margetts, Trevor Smith and Stuart Weir, Politico's, 2001
Ruling By Task Force: Politico's Guide to Labour's New Elite, by Tony Barker with Iain Byrne and Anjuli Veall, Politico's, 1999
The Politico's Guide to Electoral Reform in Britain, Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Margetts and Stuart Weir, Politico's, 1998
Modernising Britain's Democracy: why, what and how - The Case for Change, Andrew Adonis, Democratic Audit, 1997
Human Rights in the UK (Special Issue), Kevin Boyle and Stuart Weir (eds), Political Quarterly, vol. 68, No.2, April-June
Democratic Audit Papers (domestic). Some copies are available from the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex; please quote Paper numbers.
- Auditing Democracy in Britain, David Beetham, 1993.
- EGO-TRIP; Extra-governmental organisations in the UK and their accountability, Stuart Weir and Wendy Hall, 1994.
- British Democracy in the Balance: How Britain compares with five other democratic nations, Stuart Weir, 1994.
- Behind Closed Doors: Advisory Quangos in the Corridors of Power, Stuart Weir and Wendy Hall, 1995 (with Channel 4 Television)
- In Place of Fear: Towards Democracy in Northern Ireland, Stephen Livingstone and John Morison, 1995.
- The Battered Shield: The System for Protecting Human Rights in the UK, Francesca Klug and Keir Starmer, 1996.
- The Other National Lottery: Misrepresentation and Malapportionment in British Elections, Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Margetts and Stuart Weir, 1996.
- The Untouchables: Power and Accountability in the Quango State, Wendy Hall and Stuart Weir, 1996.
- Power to the Back Benches? Restoring the Balance between Government and Parliament, Stuart Weir and Tony Wright MP, 1996.
- Liberties in the Balance: A Survey of MPs' and Public Attitudes to Political Freedom, Stuart Weir and Iain Byrne, 1997.
- Making Votes Count: Replaying the 1990s General Elections under Alternative Electoral Systems, Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Margetts, Brendan O'Duffy and Stuart Weir, 1997.
- Devolution Votes: PR Elections in Scotland and Wales, Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Margetts and Stuart Weir, 1997.
- Quangos on the Internet. Iain Byrne, 1997.
- Making Votes Count 2: Special Report on Mixed Voting Systems, Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Margetts and Stuart Weir, 1998.
- Stability and Choice: Review of Single Party and Coalition Government, Ian Budge, 1998.
- How should we vote? Democracy and Voting Reform in the UK, David Beetham, 1998
- Making a Modern Senate: a New and Democratic Second Chamber for Britain, Democratic Audit Task Force (chairman: Lord Plant of Highfield) Evidence to the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords, 1999.
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Other Audit reports
Economic and Social Rights, Submission to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, Judith Bueno de Mesquita and Stuart Weir, June 2003 (See Issues)
House of Lords Reform: The Case for a Modern and Representative Second Chamber: Evidence to the Lord Chancellor's Department in Response to the White Paper, January 2002, Democratic Audit, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex.
Object Lessons: Parliamentary Committees Abroad, Their Functions and Powers, Stuart Weir and Iain Kearton, Comparative Evidence to the Modernisation Committee, House of Commons, January 2002, Democratic Audit, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex.
Democratic Findings (pamphlets)
- Political Freedom in Britain.
- Making Votes Count.
- Democratic Power in Britain.
- Ruling by Task Forces.
- Executive Democracy in Britain.
- War and Peace: Executive Democracy in Action.
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Articles for Parliamentary Affairs
"Constitutionality in the UK: 'Whate'er is best administered is best'", Byrne, Iain, and Weir, Stuart, Parliamentary Affairs, forthcoming
"Democratic Audit: Towards a Broader View of Democratic Achievement," Beetham, David, Byrne, Iain, Ngan, Pauline and Weir, Stuart, Parliamentary Affairs (Oxford University Press UK), vol 56, No. 2, 2003: 334-47
"Democratic Audit: An Inauspicious Year for Democracy", Beetham, David, Ngan, Pauline and Weir, Stuart, Parliamentary Affairs, vol 55, No. 2, 2002: 400-415
"Democratic Audit: Labour's Record So Far," Beetham, David, Ngan, Pauline and Weir, Stuart, Parliamentary Affairs, vol 54, No. 2, 2001: 376-390
"Democratic audit in comparative perspective", Beetham, David, and Weir, Stuart, Parliamentary Affairs, vol 52 No.4, 1999:567-581; translated into German in Lauth, Hans-Joachim, Pickel, Gert and Welzel, Christian (eds), Demokratiemessung (pp.73-87), Westdeutscher Verlag (Wiesbaden, Germany), 2000
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Democracy Assessment (International IDEA)
Beetham, David, Bracking, Sarah, Kearton, Iain, Vittal, Nalini and Weir, Stuart (eds), The State of Democracy: Democracy Assessments in Eight Nations Around the World, IDEA/Kluwer Law International (The Hague), 2002 [now available via www.brill.nl, or brill@turpinltd.com].
Beetham, David, Bracking, Sarah, Kearton, Iain, and Weir, Stuart, The IDEA Handbook on Democracy Assessment, IDEA/Kluwer Law International (The Hague), 2002 [now available via www.brill.nl, or brill@turpinltd.com].
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Associated Publications
Governing By Appointment: Opening Up the Patronage State, Public Administration Select Committee, House of Commons Paper 163, July 2003
Capacity Assessment of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, draft report for the Liaison and Co-ordination Committee of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, UNDP, Harare, December 2002 (unpublished)
Selling off the Twilight Years: The Transfer of Birmingham's homes for older people, Melanie McFadyean and David Rowland, Menard Press, 2002
PFI vs Democracy? School governors and the Haringey Schools PFI scheme, Melanie McFadyean and David Rowland, Menard Press, 2002
PFI vs Democracy? the case of Birmingham's hospitals, Melanie McFadyean and David Rowland, Menard Press, 2002
Development, Democracy and Human Rights: an assessment framework, Beetham, David, Bracking, Sarah, Kearton, Iain, and Weir, Stuart, Centre for Democratisation Studies, University of Leeds/Democratic Audit, April 2002
New Life for Health: the Commission on the NHS (chairman Will Hutton), Vintage, 2000
Mapping the Quango State, Public Administration Select Committee, Fifth Report, Session 2000-01, House of Commons Paper 367 (two vols), March 2001
Advance of the Quango State, Chris Skelcher, Stuart Weir, and Lynne Wilson, Local Government Information Unit, 2000
Defining and Measuring Democracy, David Beetham (ed),1994, SAGE Modern Politics Series, vol. 36, sponsored by the European Consortium for Political Research/ECPR, Sage.
Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy in Zimbabwe, Foundation Report by the Parliamentary Reform Committee, Parliament of Zimbabwe, 1998
Agenda for Change: Consolidating Parliamentary Democracy in Namibia, Report of a Working Party of the National Assembly and the National Council, July 1995 |
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