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Biography
I co-convene the second year course Analysing Political Worlds and convene the third year course Parliamentary Studies.
My research is in the area of parliamentary studies, focusing mainly on parliamentary roles and parliamentary committees. For the academic year 2021-22, I will be a Parliamentary Academic Fellow in the UK Parliament, undertaking a research project on the impact of gendered and raced membership patterns of House of Commons Select Committees.
I am the co-convenor of the Parliaments specialist group of the UK Political Studies Association.
Qualifications
2001-2005 - Ph.D. Political Science, University of Birmingham (awarded November 2005)
Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (award number R42200134054); Thesis entitled: ‘The Body and Human Nature in Consumer Capitalism: A Critique of Biotechnology’; External Examiner: Prof. Chris Shilling
1997-2000 - BSocSc Political Science, University of Birmingham (First class honours)
Research interests
- Parliamentary committees
- Parliamentary roles
- Power and political agency
- The status of women in academia
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Which MPs get elevated to the UK House of Lords?
Bates, S., Horncastle, W., Bhattacharya, C. & McKay, S., 9 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Parliamentary Affairs. gsae038.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The past, present and future of parliamentary and legislative studies
Bhattacharya, C., Hart, G., Haughey, S., Bates, S. & Meakin, A., 20 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Parliamentary Affairs. gsac007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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The state of the sub-discipline: mapping parliamentary and legislative studies using a survey and bibliometric analysis of three of its journals
Bhattacharya, C., Hart, G., Haughey, S., Bates, S. & Meakin, A., 29 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Parliamentary Affairs. gsac011.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Re-structuring parliamentary roles
Bates, S., 26 Apr 2021, In: International Journal of Parliamentary Studies. 1, 1, p. 22–46 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Still deviant? The development and reform of the UK House of Commons committee system (1979 to present)
Bates, S., Thompson, L., Goodwin, M. & McKay, S., 17 Sept 2021, Parliamentary Committees in the Policy Process. Siefken, S. & Rommetvedt, H. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 302-319 18 p. (Library of Legislative Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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ESRC IAA The Impact of Gendered and Raced Select Committee Membership Patterns on Parliamentary Scrutiny
Bates, S. (Principal Investigator)
Economic & Social Research Council
1/09/21 → 31/03/23
Project: Research Councils
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Select Comitee Data Archive Project, 1979 - Present
Bates, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/15 → 31/08/16
Project: Research Councils
Press/Media
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What’s the Point of Prime Minister’s Questions?’ on BBC Radio 4’s Westminster Hour
10/02/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media