The Stevenson Lectures in Citizenship Series 2010-11: Citizenship & Constitutional Reform

Professor The Lord Norton of Louth, University of Hull,
Former Chairman of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution

“Reform of the House of Lords?”

Lord Norton of Louth [Philip Norton] was appointed Professor of Government in 1986. In 1992 he also became Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies. In 1998 he was elevated to the peerage, as Lord Norton of Louth. From 2001 to 2004 he was Chairman of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution. He has been described in The House Magazine - the journal of both Houses of Parliament - as ‘our greatest living expert on Parliament'.

The Stevenson lectures are free and open to all members of the general public, to students and to members of the academic community.  All lectures are held in the Sir Charles Wilson lecture theatre (corner of Gibson Street and University Avenue) and begin at 6pm.

Each lecture will be followed by questions and discussion and there will be the opportunity to informally meet the speaker at a reception after the lecture.  *Please note that the lectures are filmed for the Stevenson Trust for Citizenship website.

Information on all the lectures in this series can be found at: www.gla.ac.uk/stevensontrust