Stuart Weir

Biographic Data

ID3797276
NAMEStuart Weir
GIVEN NAMESStuart
FAMILY NAMEWeir
SIGNATUREWEIR S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Essex
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS49
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1973
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
H-INDEX5

  • Democratic Audit: Good Governance, Human Rights, War against Terror

    Andrew Blick, Iain Byrne et al.ARTICLEParliamentary Affairs2005

    Major constitutional changes from the 1980s onwards have not generally been informed by a vision of good governance, constitutionality or democratic principle. The Labour government’s reform programme since 1997 has retained central powers on which ‘elective dictatorship’ or Jack Straw’s ‘executive democracy’ depends. This article surveys the largely unconstrained use of these powers in 2003, in particular the Prime Minister’s decision to commit …

  • Democratic Audit: Executive Democracy in War and Peace

    Iain Byrne, Stuart WeirARTICLEParliamentary Affairs2004Cited by: 6

  • Democratic Audit: Towards a Broader View of Democratic Achievement

    David Beetham, Iain Byrne et al.ARTICLEParliamentary Affairs2003

    How democratic is Britain? Using data collected by Democratic Audit, this article argues that Britain's progress towards democracy has been uneven in 2002. It assesses a wide range of areas, including the state of civil and political rights, the promotion of economic and social rights, elections and voter participation, party democracy, the effectiveness and responsiveness of government, the role of women in public life, devolution, and the state…

  • The State of Democracy: Democracy Assessments in Eight Nations Around the World

    David Beetham, Iain Kearton et al.BOOKThe State of Democracy2002

    The State of Democracy: Democracy Assessments in Eight Nations Around the World is the robust and sensitive study of democratisation in eight very different countries at varying stages of democratisation – Bangladesh, El Salvador, Italy, Kenya, Malawi, New Zealand, Peru and South Korea. This unique comparative study first presents the findings of in-country teams of experts in the eight countries on the state of democracy in their own country; an…

  • Constitutional Reform, New Labour in Power and Public Trust in Government

    Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Z Margetts et al.ARTICLEParliamentary Affairs2001Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Constitutional Reform, New Labour in Power and Public Trust in Government Get access Patrick Dunleavy, Patrick Dunleavy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Helen Margetts, Helen Margetts Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Trevor Smith, Trevor Smith Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Stuart Weir Stuart Weir Search for ot…

  • Auditing British Democracy

    Open AccessDavid Beetham, Stuart WeirARTICLEThe Political Quarterly1999Cited by: 5

  • Remodelling the 1997 general election: How Britain would have voted under alternative electoral systems

    Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Z Margetts et al.ARTICLEJournal of Elections Public…1998Cited by: 2References: 6

  • Human Rights in the UK: Introduction to the Special Issue

    Open AccessStuart Weir, Kathleen Boyle et al.ARTICLEThe Political Quarterly1997

  • Strong Government and Weak Liberties: An Overview of Political Freedom in the UK

    Open AccessKeir Starmer, Stuart WeirARTICLEThe Political Quarterly1997Cited by: 2

  • The Three Pillars of Liberty: Political Rights and Freedoms in the United Kingdom

    Open AccessFrancesca Klug, Keir Starmer et al.BOOKThe Three Pillars of Liberty1996

    Foreward Part 1 Introduction 1. Political Freedom in the UK 2. Auditing Political Rights and Freedoms Panel How to Use this Book Part 2. The UK's Arrangements for Protecting Political Rights Introduction The Three Pillars of Freedom Index Ensuring and Securing Democratic Rights 3. Government and the Parliamentary Watchdog 4. The Culture of Liberty 5. The Passage of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 6. How the Courts Protect Political…

  • Civil Liberties and the Parliamentary Watchdog: The Passage of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

    Francesca Klug, Keir Starmer et al.ARTICLEParliamentary Affairs1996Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Civil Liberties and the Parliamentary Watchdog: The Passage of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 Get access FRANCESCA KLUG, FRANCESCA KLUG * Research Fellow at the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar KEIR STARMER, KEIR STARMER † Civil liberties barrister at Doughty Street Chambers Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Go…

  • Public Response and Constitutional Significance

    Patrick Dunleavy, Stuart Weir et al.ARTICLEParliamentary Affairs1995Cited by: 6

    Journal Article Public Response and Constitutional Significance Get access PATRICK DUNLEAVY, PATRICK DUNLEAVY Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar STUART WEIR, STUART WEIR Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar GITA SUBRAHMANYAM GITA SUBRAHMANYAM Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 48, Issue 4, October 1995, Pag…

  • Quangos: Questions of Democratic Accountability

    Stuart WeirARTICLEParliamentary Affairs1995Cited by: 8

    Journal Article Quangos: Questions of Democratic Accountability Get access STUART WEIR STUART WEIR Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 48, Issue 2, April 1995, Pages 306–322, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052534 Published: 01 April 1995

  • Waiting for Change: Public Opinion and Electoral Reform

    Open AccessStuart WeirARTICLEThe Political Quarterly1992Cited by: 6References: 2

  • Proportional representation in action: A report on simulated PR elections in 1992

    Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Z Margetts et al.ARTICLERepresentation1992Cited by: 2

    1992). Proportional representation in action: A report on simulated PR elections in 1992. Representation: Vol. 31, No. 113, pp. 14-18

  • How Britain would have voted under Alternative Electoral Systems in 1992

    Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Z Margetts et al.ARTICLEParliamentary Affairs1992Cited by: 10

    Journal Article How Britain would have voted under Alternative Electoral Systems in 1992 Get access PATRICK DUNLEAVY, PATRICK DUNLEAVY Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar HELEN MARGETTS, HELEN MARGETTS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar STUART WEIR STUART WEIR Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 45, Issue 4…

  • Supplementary benefits - discrimination through non-discrimination

    Stuart WeirARTICLENew Community1973