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PSA Parliaments
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We are the Parliaments specialist group of the UK's Political Studies Association.
🎉 PSA Parliaments Annual Conference on 28 Nov @york.ac.uk 🎉

📣 Call for Papers is now live! Submit your abstract here: bit.ly/4o879gP

✏️Our ECR methods workshop will also take place on 27 Nov! Apply here: bit.ly/3J4uQXk

💻 Check out our website for more details: psaparliaments.org/annual-confe...
July 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
And finally we have Nawra Al Lawati who is presenting on gendered participation within the Omani legislature #PSA25

Thank you to everyone who participated in our wonderful panels!
April 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Up now is Tao Wang who is speaking about his work on why legislators expend so much time on local, apolitical constituency events, by drawing on evidence from Taiwan 🇹🇼 #PSA25
April 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Focusing on the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk, @resulumit.bsky.social is presenting his research (conducted jointly with @philipjcowley.bsky.social) on the role of gender within interactions in Parliament #PSA25
April 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
@rainbowmurray.bsky.social is opening this panel with work on gendered participation in Parliament, focusing on the French legislature 🇫🇷 #PSA25
April 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Our last #PSA25 panel is about to start

The theme is "Representation and gendered patterns of parliamentary behaviour"

Chaired by @laurenrmartin.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And our very own @carolinebha.bsky.social is presenting research she has worked on with @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social and @calixtebloquet.bsky.social on the impact of committee membership/chairs in @houseofcommons.parliament.uk on the coverage of women’s issues #PSA25
April 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New PhD student, Zhan Chen, is now presenting her research on the evolution of voting alliances in the UK Parliament over time #PSA25
April 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Our next paper is from @tomcaygill.bsky.social who is investigating post-legislative scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament #PSA25
April 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
@marcgeddes.uk is kicking off our next panel with a presentation on the nature of evidence gathered by and flowing through select committees in the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk #PSA25
April 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Join us for a panel on "Legislative Scrutiny and Parliamentary Responsiveness" starting in 5 minutes in Room LOB101

Chaired by @ruxandrasrbn.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Rounding up our morning panel is Andre Vella of @unibirmingham.bsky.social who is presenting part of his doctoral research into parliamentary immunity #PSA25
April 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
@louisevthompson.bsky.social is back, joined by @alexprior.bsky.social, discussing the effectiveness of parliamentary member organisations, namely the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association #PSA25
April 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
First up on our panel is @jamesweinberg1.bsky.social presenting his research on the mental health of politicians and, in particular, the stresses faced by new politicians
April 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Panel on "Parliament as a workplace and organisational practices"

chaired by @gracecooper1.bsky.social – our new Events Officer!
April 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Our programme for day 2 of @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social General Conference #PSA25

3 panels with a fantastic selection of papers
April 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Our final presentation of the day is by Dr Tom Fleming of @conunitucl.bsky.social on institutional changes in the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk over time
April 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social is now presenting her research into how multilevel governance shapes public engagement in parliamentary affairs by drawing on the case of Belgium 🇧🇪
April 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
For our next presentation, we are getting an exciting update on interview-based research by @estrangeirada.bsky.social and @louisevthompson.bsky.social into the very under-studied Westminster Hall
April 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
@laurenrmartin.bsky.social is kicking off our final panel of the day with a presentation on her research into e-petitions and the connections between citizens and the UK Parliament

Lauren’s work on e-petitions was also recently published in Parliamentary Affairs: academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
April 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
@danielavazrod.bsky.social is up now, delivering a presentation on executive-legislative relations in the Mexican state of Guanajuato 🇲🇽
April 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Our next presenter is Peter Just @expremiers.bsky.social from @universityofhull.bsky.social looking at the parliamentary interventions of former PMs since Walpole in 1772
April 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
First presentation of our next panel by @drjamesstrong.bsky.social exploring the historical influence of the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk on the use of military force abroad, focusing on the theme of leadership.
April 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Join us in Room LOB101 for our second panel on "Leadership in Parliamentarism and the Executive–Legislative Relationship" at 1.30 pm

With presentations by @drjamesstrong.bsky.social @expremiers.bsky.social @danielavazrod.bsky.social

Chaired by @dianastirbu.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Kübra Aslan (@york.ac.uk) discusses the crucial and often overlooked role of the parliamentary opposition in regime shift from semi-democracy to authoritarianism in Turkey
April 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM