ECPR Parliaments Standing Group
@sgparliaments.bsky.social
We are the ECPR Standing Group on Parliaments. We (re-)post all relevant news and insights about research about parliaments and legislatures. We also manage a custom list and feed on parliamentary/legislative studies. Account managed by @marcgeddes.uk. 🦉
📘 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... 🦉
The Journal of Legislative Studies
Volume 31, Issue 4 of The Journal of Legislative Studies
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November 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
📘 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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⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @maarja.bsky.social & @mtplk.bsky.social
💡 Seeks Papers examining how gender & sexuality shape democratic representation, political participation and power structures
✔️ @sgparliaments.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Submit by 3 Dec buff.ly/YsJGQYo
#Polisky #CallforPapers
💡 Seeks Papers examining how gender & sexuality shape democratic representation, political participation and power structures
✔️ @sgparliaments.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Submit by 3 Dec buff.ly/YsJGQYo
#Polisky #CallforPapers
Understanding Gender Differences in Legislatures and Beyond: Quantitative and Computational Approaches to Examining the Causes, Consequences, and Institutional Effects
Joint Sessions of Workshops, 7 – 10 April 2026, University of Innsbruck
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @maarja.bsky.social & @mtplk.bsky.social
💡 Seeks Papers examining how gender & sexuality shape democratic representation, political participation and power structures
✔️ @sgparliaments.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Submit by 3 Dec buff.ly/YsJGQYo
#Polisky #CallforPapers
💡 Seeks Papers examining how gender & sexuality shape democratic representation, political participation and power structures
✔️ @sgparliaments.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Submit by 3 Dec buff.ly/YsJGQYo
#Polisky #CallforPapers
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This was a cool surprise! I feel very grateful and honored to have received this prize!
🎉 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! 🥳
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This was a cool surprise! I feel very grateful and honored to have received this prize!
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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
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
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
Events
European Consortium for Political Research
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November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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
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
🎉 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! 🥳
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🎉 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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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
Events
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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
🎉 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... 🦉
The Journal of Legislative Studies
Volume 31, Issue 3 of The Journal of Legislative Studies
www.tandfonline.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🎉 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... 🦉
📝 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 🦉
PSA 76th Annual International Conference | Ex Ordo
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October 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
📝 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 🦉
🚨 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... 🦉
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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October 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🚨 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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🚨 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...
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...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🚨 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...
📘 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... 🦉
Legislative Studies Quarterly: Vol 50, No 3
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September 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
📘 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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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
💻 Drawing on over 75 years of data, @rickvanwell.bsky.social of @ecprsgpp.bsky.social explains that when deciding how to behave in parliament, 📊 opposition parties make strategic trade-offs between winning votes, entering government and influencing policy.
👉 bit.ly/3Vtw6WX
👉 bit.ly/3Vtw6WX
Why opposition parties sometimes help governments pass laws
Opposition parties are expected to challenge the government, but they do not simply oppose for opposition's sake. Drawing on over 75 years of data, Rick van Well explains that when deciding how to beh...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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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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…
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…
September 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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…
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…
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!
August 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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!
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...
🇺🇸🇫🇷 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...
Analysing Parliamentary Structures in Comparative Perspective
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
August 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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...
🇺🇸🇫🇷 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...
🗳️ 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
🎯 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
Parliaments, Public Engagement and Connecting with Citizens
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
August 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🗳️ 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
🎯 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
🗒️ 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
Coalition and Minority Governments
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
August 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🗒️ 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
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...
*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...
Representation in Parliaments
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
August 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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...
*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...
💥 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!
💃🏻 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!
August 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
💥 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!
💃🏻 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!
🗳️ 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
⚙️ 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
August 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🗳️ 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
⚙️ 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
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
🏛️ 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
August 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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
🏛️ 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
🎯 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
👉 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
August 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
🎯 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
👉 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
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!
We are looking at methodological advances in legislative research with three great papers!
August 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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!
We are looking at methodological advances in legislative research with three great papers!
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👋🏻 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:
August 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
👋🏻 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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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
August 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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