Hansard Society Author

Charlie Jeffery holds a chair in Politics at the University of Edinburgh and is Vice Chair of the Hansard Society Scotland Working Group. He directed the Economic and Social Research Council's research programme on Devolution and Constitutional Change from 2000-6. He is a member of Council of the Economic and Social Research Council and chairs its Strategic Research Board. He has been an adviser to the House of Commons Select Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Committee on Standards in Public Life and the EU Committee of the Regions.

James Mitchell holds a chair in Politics at Strathclyde University and is a Member of the Hansard Society Scotland Working Group. He was an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit, University College, London, 2001-6. He was an adviser to the Committee of the Centre, Northern Ireland Assembly, 2001-2. He was a member of Advisory Committee on Policy Making, advising the Office of First and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM), Northern Ireland Executive, late 2000-spring 2001. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Parliamentary Affairs. He is also a member of the British Study of Parliament Group.