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Call for contributing to the research agenda of “An Incorruptible model of Parliamentary Government”

A text by Vincent Pouliot, Director of the Institute of Responsible Government, Canada Do you want to change the world? Restore democracy? Radically improve government? Help us complete the design of an incorruptible model of government that aligns the ambitions of those in power with the ambitions of the people.  Abstract of a research agendaIt Call for contributing to the research agenda of “An Incorruptible model of Parliamentary Government”

Winner of the best paper award of the Parliaments Section at the ECPR General Conference 2022

The section chairs of the section “Parliaments: Internal and External Organization of Democratic Representation”, endorsed by the Standing Group on Parliaments, have selected a winner for the best paper presented in the section at the General Conference of the ECPR 2022 in Innsbruck. We are happy to announce the prize winner: Nicholas Dickinson (Balliol College, Winner of the best paper award of the Parliaments Section at the ECPR General Conference 2022

8th SGoP Conference in Vienna 2023

SAVE THE DATE The Standing Group on Parliaments of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) will host its 8th conference in Vienna from Thursday July 6th to Saturday July 8th, 2023. This is an inspiring, focused and extremely useful conference for all those interested in studying legislatures. There is no regional or methodological restriction. 8th Conference 8th SGoP Conference in Vienna 2023

Summer School on Parliaments in Lisbon 2019

Participants and lecturers at the Summer School on Parliaments in Lisbon report a great edition of the Standing Group’s summer school.  World-class scholars came to the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, to deliver amazing lectures. We had Ken Shepsle, Diana O’Brien, George Tsebelis, Kaare Strøm, Shane Martin, Jonathan Slapin, Amie Kreppel, Thomas Saalfeld, Summer School on Parliaments in Lisbon 2019

Conference ‘Advances in the Empirical and Theoretical Study of Parliaments’

The ECPR Standing Group on Parliaments and the University of Konstanz are pleased to announce the conference on Advances in the Empirical and Theoretical Study of Parliaments. The conference will take place in Konstanz, Germany, from 26 to 28 September 2019. Keynote speakers are Kristin Kanthak (University of Pittsburgh), Georg Vanberg (Duke University), and Alan Conference ‘Advances in the Empirical and Theoretical Study of Parliaments’

Call for papers – Standing Group on Parliaments Conference 2019

The Standing Group on Parliaments of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) will host its 5th conference in Leiden Thursday, June 27th – Saturday, June 29th 2019. This is an inspiring, focused and extremely useful conference for all those interested in studying legislatures. There is no regional or methodological restriction. 5th Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on Parliaments Call for papers – Standing Group on Parliaments Conference 2019

Workshop on „Legislators as Linkage in European Democracies“ (Rosie Campbell/Thomas Zittel) in Nikosia (April 2018) invites applications

Workshop 12: „Legislators as Linkage in European Democracies“, 10 – 14 April 2018, Nikosia The workshop focuses on the responsiveness of legislators to social demands. We invite paper contributions that address related strategies, sources and effects from a comparative perspective. The workshop speaks to key questions that are addressed by many members of the Standing Workshop on „Legislators as Linkage in European Democracies“ (Rosie Campbell/Thomas Zittel) in Nikosia (April 2018) invites applications