Parliamentarians’ Professional Development The Need for Reform

“The chapters in this volume clearly establish the need for fuller, more consistent professional development training for legislators, and they will be of interest and practical benefit for parliamentary officials, political party representatives, academics and other third-party groups who may be involved in designing and delivering such programming.” (International Journal of Public Administration, February 8, 2021)

Dr Colleen Lewis is sole author of a monograph on the politicisation of complaints against police and co-editor and contributor to six edited book ranging across several disciplines. Dr Lewis publishes in refereed and non-refereed journals, makes submissions to parliamentary committees and commissions of inquiry and writes Opinion articles for Australian media. She has been a Chief Investigator on two Australian Research Council grants related to parliamentary studies and governance matters and is co-director of the Parliamentary Studies Unit. 

Dr Ken Coghill is an Associate Professor, Department of Management, Monash University. He is a former Member of Parliament (Legislative Assembly, Australian State of Victoria), and in that role served as Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Dr Coghill has been a Chief Investigator on two Australian Research Council grants related to parliamentary studies. He is the author of many submissionsto parliamentary and government inquiries on parliamentary and governance matters and is co-director of the Parliamentary Studies Unit.