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Shane Martin

@shane-martin.bsky.social
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Dean of Postgraduate Research and Education & Anthony King Chair in Comparative Government, University of Essex. Parliaments & Legislatures.

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Shane Martin @shane-martin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
At Conference yesterday, Prime Minister Burnham committed to reviewing the UK's electoral system. It's a very sensible idea. We explore the impacts of electoral system choice on representation and MPs behaviour in our 2023 book - academic.oup.com/book/55232 #ElectoralReform #UKPolitics #Parliament
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Legislative Assemblies: Voters, Members, and Leaders
Abstract. By whatever name they are known (parliaments, legislatures, or assemblies, to name but three) legislative assemblies in democratic societies face
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🆕 Why do junior coalition parties sometimes dodge voter anger? 😤 Lasse Aaskoven & @shane-martin.bsky.social study 36 🇪🇺 & OECD countries to show how strong legislative committees help smaller parties protect their policy brand and navigate electoral costs
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Coalition government and the electoral consequences of legislative organization | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Coalition government and the electoral consequences of legislative organization
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Shane Martin @shane-martin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Wonderful to see ten like-minded universities including @universityofessex.bsky.social come together as researchplusunis.bsky.social to amplify our voice and maximise our impact across research and education - including for our postgraduate researchers @ukcge.bsky.social
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Stephanie Rickard @sjrickard.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Halloween began as Samhain in Ireland, when the veil between this world and the "otherworld" thinned. In Co. Roscommon, this cave 👇 called Uaimh na gCat was said to open on Samhain allowing the spirits to walk freely among the living. 👻 📷 my own
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Delighted that my paper with @lukefield.ie and @shane-martin.bsky.social has been published in @psaireland.bsky.social Irish Political Studies. This article uses data from a recent survey of Dáil deputies to examine how electoral change has impacted on TDs' representative behaviour
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Philip Cowley @philipjcowley.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Me, in the FT, on the problem politicians - and especially this government - have with short and long term demand of voters... www.ft.com/content/820c...
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What do we want? Everything. When do we want it? Right now!
It turns out that we voters may be to blame for the UK’s short-termism
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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I passed my Ph.D. viva! Thank you so much for everything, Wolfgang Rüdig and @zacdgreene.bsky.social! And a big thank to my examination committee — Prof. Bob Mattes, Dr. Eftichia Teperoglou, and Dr. Gabriela Borz — for such a thoughtful, constructive, and genuinely enjoyable discussion!
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Stephanie Rickard @sjrickard.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
A disaster on top of a catastrophe in Burma/Myanmar. Visited before the coup and damage from previous earthquakes was ubiquitous.
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Shane Martin @shane-martin.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
With Jon Slapin's impactful term as Co-Editor for the Comparative Politics book series coming to an end, the @ecpr.bsky.social is now inviting applications for a new Co-Editor
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Shane Martin @shane-martin.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
A really important role and I hope relevant colleagues will consider applying.......
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IPU Parliament @ipuparliament.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
IPU's Guidelines for #AI in #parliaments offer a comprehensive framework for parliaments to understand and implement artificial intelligence responsibly and effectively. Read 📖 The role of AI in parliaments ipu.org/ai-guidelines/role-ai-in-parliaments
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Shane Martin @shane-martin.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Wishing everyone who celebrates a very happy Christmas 2024 (pic = Bariloche, Argentina - where our holiday adventures continue)
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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Did you know that a group of owls is called a “parliament of owls”? Some argue this name derives from owls being associated with wisdom. Others argue, perhaps less charitably, that it is because owls rarely meet in groups - and historically, parliaments were rare, too. 🦉
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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Those intra- party transfers are fascinating. Intra-party loyalty is gone. These are two parties in a de facto merger
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Stephanie Rickard @sjrickard.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
What an exciting day to be at the WTO. Congratulations to Dr. Ngozi on her reappointment as DG!
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Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Quick analysis of today's division suggests that MPs from areas more supportive of assisted dying were more likely to vote in favour Division list from votes.parliament.uk/votes/common... Constituency opinion from Electoral Calculus estimates for Humanists UK humanists.uk/2024/10/16/n...
Scatter-plot showing constituency support for assisted dying on the horizontal axis, and MPs' vote on the vertical axis. The trend line slopes gently upwards, from predicting low probability of voting 'Yes' at 50% support, to around two-thirds probability of voting 'Yes' at 80% support.
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
↔️ What does the polarisation of immigration in Europe mean for democracy? 🎙️ Join us FREE on Tue 3 Dec at the University of Essex or online! 💥 Gain Insights from the #ActEU project with Laura Morales 🪑 Chaired by @shane-martin.bsky.social 🤝 Partnership with @universityofessex.bsky.social
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ECPR Blondel Lecture Series – The Polarisation of Immigration in Europe
3 December 2024, University of Essex and Online
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I guess that’s a question for @profdansmith.bsky.social and @shane-martin.bsky.social, who’ve worked extensively on dynasties in Ireland and abroad: – onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... – journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Really relevant graph from their LSQ paper. ⤵️
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of political legacies (nonlegacy, noncabinet legacy, and cabinet legacy) among candidates, TDs (Teachtaí Dála), government-party TDs, and cabinet ministers in Ireland from 1944 to 2016. Cabinet ministers have the highest proportion of cabinet legacies, while nonlegacy representation decreases progressively from candidates to cabinet ministers.
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Shane Martin @shane-martin.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Join @ecpr.bsky.social and University of Essex for the second Annual Blondel Lecture: The Polarisation of Immigration in Europe: What Does it Mean for Democracy? ecpr.eu/Events/306
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Blondel Lecture Series – The Polarisation of Immigration in Europe, University of Essex and Online, 3 December 2024
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ECPR Parliaments Standing Group @sgparliaments.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Save the Date! 🚨 Our next annual conference will take place in Barcelona on 2-4 July 2025! We will send out further details via our newsletter in due course - please message us if you have questions. 🦉
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 10/10/2024
📯 ECPR and Cambridge University Press join forces 🤝 🔓 We're taking a big step towards an open future in #PolSci research, through a NEW partnership with Cambridge University Press 🔜 From 2026, we'll work with Cambridge to publish our journals portfolio in Open Access 👉 ecpr.eu/News/News/De...
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Shane Martin @shane-martin.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
I was delighted to be in Strasbourg earlier this week to speak with MEPs from the European People's Party Group, offering reflections on navigating the challenges affecting the core of parliamentary democracy. Thanks to François-Xavier Bellamy MEP and Group Vice Chair for the opportunity.
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