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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

📢 Our Summer School is back - and applications are open! Join us 14-17 September 2026 in Zagreb, Croatia for lectures and discussions on local government. PhD students: submit your abstract by 31 March. 📧 djurlina@eizg.hr | j.e.klausen@stv.uio.no 👉 More information: eura.org/news-summer2...

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

We’re excited to share the full programme of our #ecprgc26 section, chaired by Jan Klausen and Jurga Bucaite-Vilke. 🔗 ecpr.eu/Events/Event... We look forward to welcoming you to Kraków! 😎

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

‼️Only a few days left to submit a paper proposal for LoPaPol (Local Party Politics Workshop)

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

LoPaPol is back! 🥳 The Local Party Politics Workshop will take place on 24-25 March 2026 at TU Darmstadt, Germany. Interested in presenting your research? Send your abstract by 11 Jan to: 📧 christina-marie.juen@bertelsmann-stiftung.de 📧 martin.gross@gsi.uni-muenchen.de

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Our Summer School in Athens is wrapping up! From inspiring paper presentations to thought-provoking lectures, we’ve spent the week exploring how local governments respond to global challenges. A huge thank you to the organizers and participants 🙌

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Last, but not least... Our final panel at #ecprgc25 discusses collaborative governance. Discover the paper presentations this afternoon at 13:30 EEST.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

And the winner is... 🥁 We are thrilled to announce that the Ladner-Rose Best Paper Prize for #ecprgc24 has been awarded to Lieven Boelen and Kristof Steyvers for their paper on local democratic innovations. Congrats! 🥳

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Curious about smart and sustainable cities? Don't miss your chance and join our panel at #ecprgc25

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

📢 Ready to start! Our Business Meeting is about to begin in Room 313, Law Building. #ECPR #LocalGovernment #ecprgc25

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

This afternoon our section at #ecprgc25 organises a panel on local policies and reforms. Join the conversation and discover the exciting papers being presented.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Discover new cutting-edge research in our panel on the Economics of Multi-Level Governance. See you there this morning? #ecprgc25

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Tomorrow morning we discuss the role of local governments in combatting climate change at #ecprgc25 Don't miss the promising papers in this panel.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

🚀 Ready to start our second panel at #ecprgc25! Local Politics and Individuals features four exciting papers exploring councillors’ roles, participatory tools, hate speech, and local opposition dynamics. #ECPR #LocalGovernment #LocalPolitics #ecprgc25

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Our Local Politics and Individuals panel at #ecprgc25 welcomes four promising papers. Come share your ideas and explore new research.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

🚀 A great start at #ecprgc25! Our section on Local Government and Politics kicked off with an insightful panel on the Urban/Rural Divide. 👏 Many thanks to our speakers and participants for a truly engaging discussion! #ECPR #LocalGovernment #UrbanRuralDivide #ecprgc25

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

🚀 Tomorrow our section at #ecprgc25 kicks off with a panel on the urban/rural divide. Join the discussions and discover the papers.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Alongside #ecprgc25, the Summer School on Local Government & Politics is coming up soon in Greece. With PhD students’ papers and lectures from senior researchers, we’ll explore how local governments respond to global challenges 🌍 Looking forward to seeing you in Athens! 😎

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Just a few days to go until the General Conference at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. We can't wait to welcome you to our section, chaired by Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir & Aldo Paparo. Discover our nine panels 👇

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Participating in our section "Local Governments and Politics in Europe in an Era of Global Challenges"? Don't forget to register by 23 July.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Local democracy also plays a vital role—it engages citizens, prepares political elites, and serves as a testing ground for democratic innovation. It is pretty useful to understand how it works”.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

It's hard to imagine a modern welfare state or effective public services without decentralization and the empowerment of local authorities.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

📈 Why does my research matter? “Because local government matters, and the local context is crucial for understanding political behavior. Local governments are responsible for many essential functions.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Additionally, being part of a community of fellow researchers is a significant motivator for me. I strongly believe that research is a collective endeavor“.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🔬 What drives me to be a researcher? “Curiosity, of course—but also skepticism. I believe it's important to challenge “common wisdoms,” as they don’t always hold up to empirical scrutiny.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

For decades, comparative politics has focused mainly on cross-national comparisons, often overlooking the diversity within local government systems. As a result, there is still much to explore, discover, and systematize in this field”.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🤔 Why am I interested in these topics? “Because local politics is fascinating—and in many respects, quite different from national politics. It is also far more diverse.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I’m also interested in the political geography of administrative divisions. For local government scholars, this involves issues such as amalgamation reforms, municipal mergers, and territorial splits”. #Elections #LocalGov #PoliticalGeography

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

📚 What is my research? “I study local politics—primarily local elections, including electoral systems, voting behavior, the role of local parties, and independent local lists.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🔎✨ Researcher Spotlight ✨🔎 👋 Meet @adamgendzwill.bsky.social from the University of Warsaw! His research explores local elections, political geography, and how municipal structures shape everyday democracy. 🗳️ 👇 #LocalPolitics #PoliticalScience #Democracy

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

These insights can inform policy reforms that strengthen local democracy and improve public services that impact people's daily lives". #LocalGovernment #Reform #GoodGovernance

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

📈 Why does my research matter? "My research helps identify which governance arrangements promote accountability, efficiency, and citizen engagement.

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

🔍 What drives me to be a researcher? "I am driven by the desire to understand how local institutions can be designed to enhance democratic participation, improve service delivery, and create more responsive and transparent governance systems"

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

🤔 Why am I interested in these topics? "I am fascinated by how local institutional choices affect democratic processes & policy outcomes. Local governments are laboratories for democracy where citizens directly experience the effects of institutional design & policy decisions"

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

📚 What is my research? "My research examines local governance institutions, municipal reforms, & political participation. I study how territorial organization, service delivery choices, transparency, and citizen engagement shape local democracy & public service outcomes"

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

🔎✨ Researcher Spotlight ✨🔎 👋 Meet António Tavares from the University of Minho, whose research explores how local institutions shape democracy and public services. 🏛️👇 #LocalGovernance #PoliticalScience

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Martin Gross @martingross.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Honoured to give the keynote speech at LoPaPol 2025 @polscileiden.bsky.social. But before that: presenting insights of our @dfg.de project, w/ awesome @christinajuen.bsky.social. 😍 Thanks to @simonotjes.bsky.social @rafreuse.bsky.social & @christinajuen.bsky.social LoPaPol is going places.

First slide of keynote speech on new developments in local politics research.

Presentation on policy positions in German municipalities, together with Christina-Marie Juen.

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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Home after a very intensive 2-day conference on Local Party Politics (LoPaPol) that we organized at @polscileiden.bsky.social. 25 great presentations on local level partisan politics and an excellent key note speech by @martingross.bsky.social at the Leiden city hall! Thanks to all the attendees!

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

🔎 What drives you to be a researcher? "The interest to understand the world around me, and to grasp what drives political phenomena. This is surely nurtured by my curiosity and love for knowing new realities and explore new places!" 🌍🔬✨ #PoliticalScience #CuriosityDriven

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

🔬 Why does your research matter? "Political phenomena can be better understood by looking at their roots. And the roots are, more often than not, local." 🌱🏛️ #ResearchMatters

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

💡 Why are you interested in this topic? "I come from a country of small towns, with important socio-economic, geographical, and political-institutional inequalities. This pushes me to be particularly sensitive to local peculiarities, needs & dynamics." 🌆⚖️

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

🧐 What is your research? "I investigate how local democracy, actors & political/electoral processes—especially at the municipal level—adapt in a multilevel environment in response to contemporary crises & complex challenges." 🌍🏛️ #LocalPolitics #Democracy

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

🔎✨ Researcher Spotlight ✨🔎 We're showcasing members of our Standing Group, their research & contributions to societal debate! Kicking off the series is our SG’s Chair, Silvia Bolgherini. 🏛️📚 #PoliticalScience #ResearcherSpotlight #LocalDemocracy

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Studying local government and politics in Central and Eastern Europe? Present your research at the third CEE-Loc Conference, taking place on 25-26 September in Budapest. Send your abstract by 28 February to dobos.gabor@tk.hu

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Call for the PhD Summer School "Global challenges and local responses" is now open‼️ 📅1-4 September 2025 🏛️Athens deadline for applications: 31 March 2024 ecpr.eu/news/news/de...

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Call for Participation: PhD Summer School ‘Global challenges and local responses’, 01-04 September 2025, Athens

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Local Government Studies @lgstudies.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Our first issue of 2025 is now available to browse online! Articles include a lit review of using social media to support public engagement, local gov in Northern Ireland & a paper on whether the media seems more hostile to losers. Browse today at the link: www.tandfonline.com/toc/flgs20/5...

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Local Government Studies

Volume 51, Issue 1 of Local Government Studies

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

‼️Save the date ‼️ Interested in local politics and keen to learn more about local elections? 📈 Join us and the Centre of Local Politics during the last edition of this winter's GASPAR lecture series with Prof. Ulrik Kjær! ➡️Register now at: event.ugent.be/registration...

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Politics of the Low Countries @plc-journal.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

📣CALL FOR PAPERS - local democracy in NL, BE, LUX PLC will host a special issue on #localdemocracy guest edited by K. Steyvers and J. van Ostaaijen @ostaaijen.bsky.social 📨 Submit your abstract by Feb 24 ! More info 👉 plc-journal.eu/announcement...

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Working on local party politics? Only a couple of days left to register for the LoPaPol workshop in beautiful Leiden 👇

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ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

📣Tomorrow last day to submit! 📷Call for #ecprgc25 @ecpr.bsky.social 💡 Local Government and Politics ecpr.eu/Events/Event... 🪑 Chaired by Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir & Aldo Paparo ⌛ Deadline 6 Jan #localgovernment #localpolitics #ecpr #polsci

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