ECPR Research Sessions 2015: Proposals now being accepted

Radboud University Nijmegen 30 June – 3 July 2015 The Research Sessions offers established collaborative groups the opportunity to step away from their hectic work schedules and focus on commencing, or completing, their research in an environment suitable for concentrated discussion. Click here for further information. Deadline for proposals: 23 February 2015

ECPR Funding

Funding for Full members is available for the ECPR Joint Sessions and the ECPR Winter School. Click here for further information

ECPR General Conference: Call for Sections

The 2015 General Conference will be taking place in Montreal – the ECPR’s first ever event to be held outside of Europe. Click here to submit your Section proposal for the ECPR General Conference now. Deadline is 17 November.

Duncan Black Award

The Standing Group on Analytical Politics and Public Choice, which is active within ECPR, has created the Duncan Black Award. This award honours a graduate student who has presented the best paper at the ECPR General Conference pursuing research in analytical politics that combines systematic theoretical thinking and rigorous empirical testing. The award carries a Duncan Black Award

GSN committee elections

New committee for 2015-2017 The GSN Committee are looking for two new members in 2015. Interested? Click here for further information. Deadline for expressions of interest: 1 October 2014.

Summer School on “Parliamentary Democracy in Europe – The Europeanisation of National Parliaments”, Rome, 14-25 July 2014

Since the onset of the European integration process, national parliaments have been continuously adjusting their traditional functions, organization and role. The increasing influence of EU policy-making in the domestic arena − usually labelled as Europeanisation − redefined the scope and limits of national legislation, as well as the structure of political competition. Parliaments have been Summer School on “Parliamentary Democracy in Europe – The Europeanisation of National Parliaments”, Rome, 14-25 July 2014