DPD RI FOR REGIONAL VOICE -Wroxton college, UK
Indonesian parliament members ( The House of Representatives and The Senate ) participated in the Eighth Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians being held on Saturday, 26th July and Sunday, 27th July 2008 at Wroxton College, Wroxton, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. DPD – RI or senate delegates was led by Deputy Speaker DR. Laode Ida.
The purpose of the Workshop was to bring together scholars and parliamentarians in order that research findings likely to be of practical use to parliamentarians could be presented and discussed. The Workshop builds on the success of the previous Workshops, the first held in Berlin in 1994 and the other six at Wroxton College, now the established venue for the event.
Among themes to be covered at this Workshop are (1) legislative ethics and accountability, with papers on the adoption of the accounting officer model in Canada, the domestic effects of legislative ethics reform in the UK, parliamentary scrutiny and oversight of the ‘war on terror’, and government accountability in parliamentary democracies: a case study of Sweden. (2) Parliaments and the Internet, with papers on European Parliaments online, the impact of the Internet on the Chinese National People’s Congress, and the ethics of electronic communication. (3) Developments in the UK Parliament, with papers on Westminster territorial select committees, early day motions, the role of independent MPs, the House of Lords, and a comparison of the Westminster and Scottish parliaments. (4) Gendered ceremony and ritual in parliaments, with papers on India, South Africa and the UK.
Sponsors
The Workshop was sponsored by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Research Committee of Legislative Specialists of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), and the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull. The Workshop was organised by the Centre for Legislative Studies, in conjunction with the Dean of Wroxton College, Dr Nicholas Baldwin.
Programme
The Workshop commenced at 9.15 a.m. on Saturday 26th July and concluded mid afternoon on Sunday 27th July.
There was a concluding panel comprising some of the parliamentarians who attended the Workshop. The panel provided an opportunity for parliamentarians to raise issues and answer questions of concern to them as working legislators. A concluding panel was introduced at the Fourth Workshop and proved stimulating and popular; given its success, it was utilised again at the succeeding Workshops.
Venue
The venue for the Workshop was Wroxton College, Wroxton, Near Banbury, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. Wroxton College was the overseas campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University.
The College was housed in a magnificent 17th Century Jacobean mansion, the ancestral home of Lord North (Prime Minister under King George III), and nestling in 50 acres of its own landscaped grounds. When not attending sessions, participants had an opportunity to explore the mansion and the grounds. The mansion had its own library, chapel, and spacious reading room. There was also a gymnasium in the building. A guided tour of the house would be available during the weekend of the Workshop.
The village of Wroxton was also of interest, with thatched cottages and a parish church housing the remains of various members of the North family, several of them significant figures in the history of England. The village lied three miles outside Banbury. It was within easy reach of Oxford and Shakespeare’s birthplace of Stratford upon Avon. It was also within easy reach of London both by road and rail. The town lied just off the M40 motorway. There was a regular Flightlink coach service between London Heathrow airport and Banbury. There was also a regular Flightlink service between London Gatwick and Banbury. There were taxis available for the short journey from Banbury to Wroxton.
Accommodation
Rooms were available in Wroxton College itself. Each was a very pleasant study bedroom, with en suite facilities. A number have excellent views of the grounds. For the weekend of the Workshop, an inclusive residential rate has been arranged, though participants might also book for specific meals and accommodation. Those wishing to book accommodation and meals in College should use the enclosed registration form.
PROGRAMS :
WELCOME SPEECH
Dr Nicholas D. J. Baldwin, Dean, Wroxton College of Fairleigh Dickinson University
Professor The Lord Norton of Louth, Director, Centre for Legislative Studies, University of Hull
PLENARY SESSION 1
HOLDING GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT :
a. UK Parliamentary Scrutiny and Oversight of the ‘War on Terror’ - Mark Shephard, University of Strathclyde.
b. Governmental accountability in parliamentary democracies: The case of Sweden
Ingvar Mattson, Parliament of Sweden
PLENARY SESSION 2
ENHANCING ACCOUNTABILITY
a. Adoption of the Accounting Officer Model in Canada - Donald H. Oliver, Senate of Canada
b. Voices from the shop floor: MPs and the domestic effects of ethics reform
Nicholas Allen, University of Essex
PANEL SESSION 1
PARLIAMENTS AND THE INTERNET
a. European Parliaments Online - Cristina Leston-Bandeira, University of Hull
b. When the Internet turns Digital: What impact does the Internet have upon the Chinese National People’s Congress? - Xiudian Dai, University of Hull
CONSEQUENCES OF DEVOLUTION IN THE UK
a. The Westminster territorial select committees after devolution
Oonagh Gay and Judy Goodall, Library of the House of Commons, UK
b. Divergence or convergence: the Westminster and Scottish parliaments
Barry Winetrobe, Member of the Executive, UK Study of Parliament Group
PANEL SESSION 2
GENDERED CEREMONY AND RITUAL IN PARLIAMENT
a. Contesting the neutrality of the Speaker: Gender, Power and Ceremony in the British House of Commons - Faith Armitage, Birkbeck College, University of London
b. Symbolising the Rainbow: Glimpses of the South African Parliament - Surya Monro, University of Sheffield
c. Disrupting Rituals of Parliamentary Debate in the Indian Parliament - Carole Spary, University of Warwick
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EU AND THE USA
a. The ‘United Parliaments of Europe’ and further considerations on subsidiary democracy
Gerd Grözinger, Universität Flensburg
b. President Clinton’s State of the Union addresses - Jose J. Sanmartin, University of Alicante
PANEL SESSION 3
PARLIAMENTARY BEHAVIOUR IN THE U.K.
a. The Mavericks: The role of Independent MPs in the House of Commons - Mark Stuart and Philip Cowley, University of Nottingham
b. Why do they turn up? - David J. Morgan, Universities of Leicester and Hull
UNDERSTANDING LEGISLATURES [Regency Room]
a. The legislative role of parliaments in democratisation: the case of the Iranian parliament (Majles) - Pedram Saeid, University of Hull
b. The contribution of socio-cultural aspects to the behaviour of parliamentary opposition: some empirical findings - Katrin Steinack, University of Kent
PANEL SESSION 4
MEMBERS ENTERING PARLIAMENT [Lecture Hall]
a. Capacity building for new MPs: Survey of orientation and induction programmes
Ken Coghill, Monash University, Peter Holland, Monash University, Ross Donohue, Monash University, Andy Richardson, Inter-Parliamentary Union, and Cristina Neesham, Monash University
b. Diminishing the Oath of Allegiance: The MP’s right to salary - Hamid Ghany, University of the West Indies
THE ROLE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW [Regency Room]
a. Judicial scrutiny of policy-making: The new face of judicial review. A Case Study of Hong Kong- Anton Cooray, City University of Hong Kong
b. Judicial review of legislative and executive decisions: overlapping or necessity? - Hom Raj Dahal, Association of former members of parliament, Nepal
CONCLUDING PANEL
A question and answer session with parliamentarians
CLOSE OF WORKSHOP
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