AcknowledgementsForeword, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 1. Accountability Matters, Matthew Flinders (University of Sheffield, UK) and Chris Monaghan (University of Worcester, UK)Part I: Framing2. Questions of Perspective - Accountability as a Behavioural Proposition, Thomas Schillemans (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)3. Questions of Measurement: Striking an Accountability Balance, Ellen Rock (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) 4. Loss of Balance? Exploring the 'Dark Side' of Accountability, Matthew Flinders (University of Sheffield, UK)5. Fuzzy Law, Executive Powers and the Problem of Accountability, Margit Cohn (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)6. Collaborative Constitutional Accountability, Se-shauna Wheatle (University of Durham, UK)Part II: Themes7. Questions of Control: Accountability in the Shadow of Prorogation, Chris Monaghan (University of Worcester, UK and Josie Welsh (University of Worcester, UK)8. Questions of Counsel: Accountability and Policy Advice, Jonathan Slater (King’s Policy Institute; former Permanent Secretary in the Department for Education, UK)9. Enforcing the Conventions of Constitutional Monarchy, Robert Blackburn (King’s College London, UK)10. Accountability, Human Rights and Beyond: Lessons from Social Security Law, Alison Young (University of Cambridge, UK)Part III: Futures11. Accountability in Global Governance, Kate Macdonald (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Terry Macdonald (University of Melbourne, Australia) 12. Accountability from the Inside-Out, David Blunkett (Member of the House of Lords, UK; former Home Secretary)13. Positive Accountability: From Naming, Shaming and Blaming to Lesson Learning, Sharon Shoesmith (former Director of Education and Children's Social Care, UK)14. Accountability in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Madalina Busuioc (Vrije University, the Netherlands)Part IV: Where Next? 15. Questions Still to be Answered, Matthew Flinders (University of Sheffield, UK) and Chris Monaghan (University of Worcester, UK)

This collection considers the introduction of new accountability mechanisms and the introduction of freedom of information legislation, and delves into the paradox of why these have not brought increased public confidence in political institutions, political processes, or politicians.