Biography:Elizabeth McLeay
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Elizabeth McLeay | |
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| Nationality | New Zealand |
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| Discipline | Political studies |
Elizabeth McLeay is a New Zealand political science academic. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University of Wellington.[1] She actively collaborates with constitutional law experts at Victoria University.[2]
She was part of a group of 19 law and politics academics who criticised the so-called "waka jumping" Bill, which was part of the Labour-NZ First Coalition Agreement.[3]
In 2018 she published In Search of Consensus: New Zealand’s Electoral Act 1956 and its Constitutional Legacy.[4][5][2]
Personal life
Her partner is Les Holborow.[6]
References
- ↑ "Staff | School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations | Victoria University of Wellington" (in en). https://www.victoria.ac.nz/hppi/about/staff.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Book Review: In Search of Consensus: New Zealand’s Electoral Act 1956 and its Constitutional Legacy, by Elizabeth McLeay" (in en-US). 2018-04-18. https://booksellersnz.wordpress.com/2018/04/18/book-review-in-search-of-consensus-new-zealands-electoral-act-1956-and-its-constitutional-legacy-by-elizabeth-mcleay/.
- ↑ "Waka-jumping legislation 'undemocratic' say experts" (in en-nz). Radio New Zealand. 2018-05-01. https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/356323/waka-jumping-legislation-undemocratic-say-experts.
- ↑ "AFTERGLOW: Towards Democratic Renewal & In Search of Consensus – Palmer, Butler & McLeay" (in en-US). http://unitybooks.nz/counterculture/afterglow-towards-democratic-renewal-in-search-of-consensus-palmer-butler-mcleay/.
- ↑ "Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Building an understanding of how we’re governed – one book at a time" (in en). http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=108468.
- ↑ "Elizabeth McLeay's launch speech for In Search of Consensus" (in en). Victoria University Press. http://vup.victoria.ac.nz/blog1/elizabeth-mcleays-launch-speech-for-in-search-of-consensus/.
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