Meg Russell is a constitutional scholar of British politics. She is Professor of British and Comparative Politics at University College London.

Biography

Russell worked in the House of Commons and for the

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before taking up a role with UCL at the Constitution Unit. In 2006 she was awarded the Richard Rose Prize from the Political Studies Association. She has served as an advisor to the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons and the

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. Russell is a senior fellow at the

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research institute and an Associate of the Institute for Government. She was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2020.

Select publications

*Russell, M., James, L. 2023. ''The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit''. Oxford University Press. *Russell, M. 2017. ''Legislation at Westminster: Parliamentary Actors and Influence in the Making of British Law''. Oxford University Press. *Heffernan, R., Hay, C., Russell, M., Cowley, P. (eds.) 2016 ''Developments In British Politics'' 10. Palgrave Macmillan. *Russell, M. 2013. ''The Contemporary House of Lords: Westminster Bicameralism Revived''. Oxford University Press. *Russell, M. 2005. ''Building New Labour: The Politics of Party Organisation''. Palgrave Macmillan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Meg Living people Fellows of the British Academy Academics of University College London Scholars of constitutional law Year of birth missing (living people) British political scientists