☀️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

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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🛎️ 1 week left to apply for the Summer School on Parliaments @sgparliaments.bsky.social 🗓️ 27 Jul–6 Aug, Goethe University Frankfurt 🎓️ Our expert instructors: @markuswagner.bsky.social @olgaeisele.bsky.social @profrosiecamp.bsky.social @stefanmueller.bsky.social @tomlouwerse.nl ⌛️ Apply by Thu 7 May

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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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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

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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📣 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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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.

🤝 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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Summer School of the Standing Group on Parliaments

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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 🙏🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🤝 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!

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

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Final reminder - deadline today! 🚨🦉

European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣 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

📝 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! 🦉

European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣 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

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...

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

European Consortium for Political Research

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📝 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! 🦉

European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣 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

📣 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

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

General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University

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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... 🦉

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

European Consortium for Political Research

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📘 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... 🦉

Legislative Studies Quarterly: Vol 50, No 4

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📘 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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⚙️ #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

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

ECPR Parliaments Standing Group@sgparliaments.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🎉 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! 🥳

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 Lühiste@maarja.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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

🎉 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! 🥳

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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🎉 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

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📝 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... 🦉

🚨 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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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

The Loop@ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 11mo ago

💻 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

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…

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...

Analysing Parliamentary Structures in Comparative Perspective

European Consortium for Political Research

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