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Brexit, Parliament and the Constitution: UK In A Changing Europe Senior Fellowship

英国脱欧、议会和宪法：变化中的欧洲中的英国高级研究员

基本信息

批准号：
ES/T000929/1
负责人：
Meg Russell
金额：
$ 62.13万
依托单位：
University College London
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Fellowship
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2019 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FT000929%2F1
关键词：
Brexit Parliament Constitution UK Changing

项目摘要

This Fellowship will support Professor Meg Russell, Director of the UCL Constitution Unit and one of the UK's leading authorities on parliament and constitutional politics, to produce research and contribute to debates on Brexit, parliament and the constitution.The decision to leave the EU has created particular tensions for parliament, which have become more prominent as debates have developed. The 2016 referendum, although itself approved by parliament, gave a result that conflicted with most parliamentarians' personal preferences. The government had offered no clear vision of what 'Leave' should mean. Since the referendum, parliament has increasingly asserted its role in deciding the way forward. But this has been controversial, with criticism and questions about the role of the House of Commons Speaker, government backbenchers, the opposition and the House of Lords. At time of writing the Commons had yet to agree a Brexit deal, and the outcome was uncertain. Possibilities included a 'hard' or 'no deal' Brexit, a 'soft' Brexit, no Brexit at all, or a further referendum.The central research focus of the Fellowship would be parliament's role. The applicant's previous research has focused substantially on parliament's power and policy impact. This theme would be developed in the Brexit context, with a detailed analysis of the extent to which, how, and thanks to whom, parliament has affected policy outcomes. Such work would be conducted through a combination of careful documentary analysis and interviews with senior figures involved, likely resulting in a book and several papers. These would document both the ways in which parliament has influenced the process, and crucially what this is likely to mean for the future of parliament's role in the British constitution - including the balance of power between government and parliament.Another detailed research theme would be how the media, and parliamentarians themselves, have discussed parliament's proper role vis-a-vis implementation of the referendum. Traditionally, 'parliamentary sovereignty' (whereby the highest decision-making authority is parliament) has been seen as central to the unwritten British constitution. But referendums emphasise 'popular sovereignty' (whereby the people's decisions trump those of parliament). By studying parliamentary and media debates the project would assess whether views are shifting from support for one principle to the other.The research would also explore decision-making inside parliament itself. The Brexit debates have raised various questions including about the power of the Speaker and rights of MPs versus the government to decide parliament's agenda. The applicant, who has worked on such issues before both inside and outside parliament, will review these questions and produce a report on what, if anything, needs to change.The Fellowship would facilitate a high degree of public and policymaker dissemination and engagement, on these topics and broader questions of Brexit and the constitution. Two seminars or roundtables will be held each year on topical issues, involving academics, policymakers, journalists and the wider public. These will feed the research, and also non-academic publications, including blog posts, short briefings, and social media engagement. One public event will be a larger one day conference. As well as the topics indicated above, possible themes include how parliament needs to adapt to a post-Brexit policy environment, how future referendums should be conducted (including a possible further referendum on Brexit), and the effects of Brexit on the UK Union and dynamics of devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.In addition to these events and research outputs, the Fellowship would free up greater time for Professor Russell to contribute to public debates through the media, public meetings and other outlets such as evidence to parliamentary committees.

该奖学金将支持伦敦大学学院宪法部门主任、英国议会和宪法政治方面的主要权威之一梅格·罗素教授进行研究，并为有关英国退欧、议会和宪法的辩论做出贡献。脱欧决定给议会带来了特别的紧张，随着辩论的发展，这种紧张局势变得更加突出。2016年的公投虽然得到了议会的批准，但结果与大多数议员的个人偏好相冲突。政府并未就“脱欧”的含义提出明确的设想。自公投以来，议会越来越多地在决定未来道路方面发挥作用。但这一直是有争议的，人们对下议院议长、政府后座议员、反对党和上议院的角色提出了批评和质疑。在撰写本文时，下议院尚未就英国退欧协议达成一致，结果也不确定。可能的情况包括硬退欧或无协议退欧、软退欧、完全不退欧或进一步公投。该奖学金的中心研究重点将是议会的角色。申请人之前的研究主要集中在议会的权力和政策影响上。这一主题将在英国退欧的背景下展开，详细分析议会在多大程度上、如何影响以及感谢谁影响了政策结果。这项工作将通过仔细的文件分析和对相关高级人物的采访相结合的方式进行，可能会产生一本书和几篇论文。这些文件将记录议会如何影响公投进程，以及至关重要的是，这可能对议会在英国宪法中的未来角色--包括政府和议会之间的权力平衡--意味着什么。另一个详细的研究主题将是媒体和议员本身如何讨论议会在实施公投方面的适当角色。传统上，“议会主权”(最高决策权是议会)一直被视为英国不成文宪法的核心。但全民公决强调的是“人民主权”(人民的决定凌驾于议会的决定之上)。通过研究议会和媒体的辩论，该项目将评估观点是否正在从支持一项原则转向另一项原则。研究还将探索议会内部的决策。英国退欧辩论引发了各种问题，包括议长的权力以及议员相对于政府决定议会议程的权利。申请者在议会内外都曾处理过这些问题，他将审查这些问题，并就需要做出哪些改变(如果有的话)提交一份报告。该奖学金将促进公众和政策制定者就这些话题以及英国退欧和宪法等更广泛的问题进行高度的传播和参与。每年将举行两次专题讨论会或圆桌会议，有学者、政策制定者、记者和广大公众参加。这些将为研究和非学术出版物提供资金，包括博客文章、简短简报和社交媒体参与。其中一项公开活动将是一场规模更大的为期一天的会议。除了上述主题，可能的主题还包括议会需要如何适应英国退欧后的政策环境，未来应如何进行全民公投(包括可能就英国退欧举行的进一步公投)，以及英国退欧对英国联盟的影响以及苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰的权力下放动态。除了这些活动和研究成果外，该奖学金还将为罗素教授腾出更多时间，通过媒体、公共会议和其他渠道(如向议会委员会提供证据)为公共辩论做出贡献。