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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

☀️Apply now for the Summer School on Parliaments @sgparliaments.bsky.social 🗓️27 Jul–6 Aug @goetheuni.bsky.social ✅️For PhD candidates & early‑career researchers Expect: Lectures delivered by leading scholars Student presentations & feedback sessions Opportunities for informal exchange & networking

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Deadline: 7 May

Summer School of the Standing Group on Parliaments, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, 27 July – 6 August 2026

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European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

18.1🌹 How do we feel about #Bicameralism? 🤷‍♂️ By interviewing Czech senators and ordinary Czech citizens, @sgparliaments.bsky.social's Jan Hruška addresses how differently the upper and lower chambers are actually viewed and identifies influential factors

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Perceived legitimacy as a third dimension of bicameralism: Czech senators versus the Czech general public | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Perceived legitimacy as a third dimension of bicameralism: Czech senators versus the Czech general public - Volume 18 Issue 1

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

📣 Applications are open for the Summer School of the Standing Group on Parliaments! 🗓️ 27 Jul–6 Aug, Goethe University Frankfurt @sgparliaments.bsky.social proudly presents its Summer School which offers a platform to: ✔️ Explore recent advancements ✔️ Present research ✔️ Receive career advice ⌛️7 May

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Deadline: Thursday 7 May 2026

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Koichi Osamura @koichiosamura.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

If you are a PhD student researching on legislative studies, the Summer School of the @sgparliaments.bsky.social is an excellent opportunity to expand your network and to present and discuss your own research, all of that under the supervision of renowned scholars on the field.

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

🤝 Connect with leading scholars in legislatures, representation & political parties at the Summer School on Parliaments! @sgparliaments.bsky.social 🗓️ 27 Jul–6 Aug 📍 @goetheuni.bsky.social ⭐️ Includes a guided tour at the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament + a meeting with Members of Parliament!

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Lena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Having participated myself, I can only recommend this summer school. Beyond learning a lot about parliaments and discussing your work, you really do meet peers for the rest of your academic journey 🙏🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

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Summer School of the Standing Group on Parliaments, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, 27 July – 6 August 2026

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

📝 The proposal deadline for our section at the ECPR General Conference has been **extended** to this Friday, 9 January! All papers and panel proposals relating to the study of parliaments and legislatures welcome! 🦉

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Bonnie Field @bonniefield.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I’m organizing (late) a panel on gender & political parties in Southern Europe for the upcoming @ecpr.bsky.social general conference, for the linked section. Please contact me (see profile) if you would like to be included. Deadline is Friday, so pls contact me asap. Thanks! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

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Southern Europe as a Laboratory: Innovative Practices and Change After a Decade of Crises

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Papers 🛣️ Advancing the Study of Parliaments: Structures, Actors and Processes at a Crossroads 🪑 @sophsuda.bsky.social & @ortuttnauer.com ✅ @sgparliaments.bsky.social endorsed ⌛ Deadline: 9 Jan buff.ly/LtNLlvQ #Polisky

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Advancing the Study of Parliaments: Structures, Actors and Processes at a Crossroads

General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Call for Papers open! The ECPR General Conference is taking place in September in Krakow and our section (organised by @sophsuda.bsky.social and @ortuttnauer.com) is open for papers! Please submit by 5 Jan! Full details on our section are here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... 🦉

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Advancing the Study of Parliaments: Structures, Actors and Processes at a Crossroads

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

📘 The final issue of Legislative Studies Quarterly for 2025 has been released! It includes a range of papers on different aspects on representation and lots more besides - for the full Table of Contents, click here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19399162... 🦉

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Legislative Studies Quarterly: Vol 50, No 4

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📘 The latest issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies has been published! Articles range of the institutionalisation of parliamentary party groups to parliamentary public engagement and lots in between: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjls20/3... 🦉

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The Journal of Legislative Studies

Volume 31, Issue 4 of The Journal of Legislative Studies

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Sara Dybesland @saradybesland.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

This was a cool surprise! I feel very grateful and honored to have received this prize!

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Mariia Tepliakova @mtplk.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

CfP🚨 Maarja and I are grateful to @sgparliaments.bsky.social for their endorsement and look forward to exciting paper proposals on politics and gender in legislatures (and beyond!) using quantitative and computational methods. Shoot us a message if you have any questions ✉️ #ecprjs26

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🎉 Many congratulations to @saradybesland.bsky.social for winning Best Paper Prize at the @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference 2025! Her paper is entitled "Misrepresented or Miss Represented?" focusing on gender and policy responsiveness, praised for its contribution and creativity! Well done! 🥳

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Maarja Lühiste @maarja.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Paper proposals for the @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions, taking place in beautiful Innsbruck, April 7-10 2026, are now open. If you're working on an exciting gender paper using quants methods, please apply to our workshop: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @mtplk.bsky.social @sgparliaments.bsky.social

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🎉 The latest issue from the Journal of Legislative Studies has been published! It includes papers on turnover, incumbent defeats, bargaining behaviour and career patterns among other things! Find the full issue here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjls20/3... 🦉

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The Journal of Legislative Studies

Volume 31, Issue 3 of The Journal of Legislative Studies

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

📝 Call for Papers: the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social is hosting its annual conference in Oxford, UK, this year and the call for papers is officially open - submit your abstracts here: psa26.exordo.com/login 🦉

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PSA 76th Annual International Conference | Ex Ordo

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🚨 JOB OPPORTUNITY 🚨 A postdoctoral research fellowship is available at the University of Edinburgh working with @marcgeddes.uk and his team to explore how parliaments gather and use different types of knowledge for democratic work. Find out more here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... 🦉

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (SPARK)

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with experience in the politics of the UK, Scottish, German or Bavarian parliaments to join the UKRI-funded research project, ‘Studying Parliaments an...

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Marc Geddes @marcgeddes.uk · 30/09/2025

🚨 Job Opportunity! 🚨 Applications are now open for a new 2.5-year postdoc at @edinburghpir.bsky.social to examine how parliaments gather, analyse and use different types of knowledge - see the full job listing here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (SPARK)

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

📘 The latest issue of Legislative Studies Quarterly is out! It covers a range of papers from legislative behaviour in Imperial Austria to anti-corruption reforms in Mexican substate legislatures, and lots more. For the full Table of Contents, click here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19399162... 🦉

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Legislative Studies Quarterly: Vol 50, No 3

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Rick van Well @rickvanwell.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Why do #opposition parties sometimes support the government? My analyses show that parties use their votes in #parliament to shape how voters see them, what policies they can influence, and where they might end up after the next election @polscileiden.bsky.social @sgparliaments.bsky.social

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Grace Cooper @gracecooper1.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I’ve had an amazing summer presenting my research on representation networks in the UK Parliament! In July I attended the @sgparliaments.bsky.social conference in Barcelona. Got some great feedback, did a tour of the Catalan parliament and got some sightseeing in…

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Thank you to everybody that came to our 10 panels! We hope everybody enjoyed the intellectual discussions at #ecprgc25, and we look forward to next year’s conference!

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Our penultimate panel of #ecprgc25: “Analysing Parliamentary Structures in Comparative Perspective” will explore: 🇺🇸🇫🇷 Staff in the US and France ↔️ Governance models in parliaments ⚙️ Parliaments in de facto states ⛓️‍💥 How rules and practices maintain exclusion 📄 More info: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

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Analysing Parliamentary Structures in Comparative Perspective

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

🗳️ Our last panel of the day focuses on parliaments, their connections to citizens and attempts at public engagement. 🎯 We will be in the Theology Building, Amphitheatre A, 3.45pm-5.30pm. 📄 For full details, please follow this link: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... #ecprgc25

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Parliaments, Public Engagement and Connecting with Citizens

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

🗒️ Our next panel has begun in the Theology Building, Amphitheatre A! The theme of the panel is coalition and minority governments. Further details on the papers are available here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... #ecprgc25

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Coalition and Minority Governments

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

We are kicking off Day 3 of #ecprgc25 this morning with a panel on “Representation in Parliaments” *Please note the room change* We will be in the Law Building, Floor 3, Room 319, and find further details here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

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Representation in Parliaments

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

💥 Reminder to please join us for our Business Meeting at 5.45pm EEST. 💃🏻 In-person: Theology Building, Amphitheatre A (Floor 2). 💻 Online: please check your emails or contact us for details. 🍾 We will go for drinks afterwards for SG members get to know each other!

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

🗳️ Our final panel of the day focuses on PPGs in parliaments! ⚙️ Join us for papers on defections in Germany, roll call voting in Belgium and opposition parties in comparative perspective ⏰ 3.45pm in the Theology Building, Amphitheatre A. 📄 More details: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... #ecprgc25

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Our second panel of the day: 🏛️ Theme: MPs, Roles and Pathways to Parliaments ⏰Time and Location: 10.45am in Theology Building, Amphitheatre A 📄 Link to Abstracts: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... #ecprgc25

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

🎯 This morning we will begin at 8.30am with a panel on “Parliaments Under Pressure” with papers on: 👉 Violence in the German Bundestag 🌱 Environmental issue salience in the Italy 🗒️ The impact of the war in Ukraine on parliamentary agenda-setting 👋🏻 More info: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... #ecprgc25

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Our second #ecprgc25 panel has just begun - you can find us in the (air-conditioned) Theology Building Amphitheatre A, on the second floor! We are looking at methodological advances in legislative research with three great papers!

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

👋🏻 Welcome to those attending the ECPR General Conference #ecprgr25! Our section this year is action-packed with panels every day of the conference - here is an outline of what to expect:

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Calixte Bloquet @calixtebloquet.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Kicking off our first panel on legislation and looking forward to a week of insights on parliaments. Join us in Amphiteater A for the rest of the week - we even have AC! #ecprgc25

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Our first #ecprgc25 panel of the conference is about to begin! We have four papers exploring different aspects of the legislative process and policy-making processes in parliaments:

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

👋🏻 Welcome to those attending the ECPR General Conference #ecprgr25! Our section this year is action-packed with panels every day of the conference - here is an outline of what to expect:

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Calixte Bloquet @calixtebloquet.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

As always, I had such a great time at this conference - it's always a joy to see old faces again, meet new ones, and get inspired by all the cool ideas floating around. Just a lovely community to be a part of. Looking forward to the second round in a few weeks in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷

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Julien Robin @julienrobin.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I really enjoyed this 9th General Conference @sgparliaments.bsky.social, where I presented my thesis chapter on the strengthening of parliamentary groups and the centralisation of powers in the National Assembly.

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Javier Martínez-Cantó @javiermcanto.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This was great! I really enjoyed it! Thanks to everyone who joined us at #sgop25 last week, and specially the organisers at @dretub.bsky.social!

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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Thank you to everybody that attended our #sgop25 conference last week - here are some of the highlights:

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Ewan Robertson @ewanrobo.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I had a wonderful time at the ECPR @sgparliaments.bsky.social conf at the University of Barcelona. It was great to make connections and present data on committee witnesses in the Spanish and Catalan legislatures. A highlight was also the opportunity to visit the Catalan parliament!

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Will Daniel @wdaniel127.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Cheers to 10 great days of political science conferencing in Spain 🇪🇸 After all the sun ☀️ I’m looking forward to a cooler Belfast for next year’s @epssnet.bsky.social already. Thanks to @marcgeddes.uk and the organisers of @sgparliaments.bsky.social for a great conference in Barcelona!

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Marcelo Jenny @marcelojenny.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Visiting the Catalan parliament @sgparliaments.bsky.social

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