🎉 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! 🥳

I got to share some research at the #IPU151. I talked about why diverse representation in parliament matters, why it was rarely acheived, and how we can go about changing this, with the people who actually have the power to. Not gonna lie, I have rarely felt my work to be more meaningful than today!

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

As always, I had such a great time at this conference - it's always a joy to see old faces again, meet new ones, and get inspired by all the cool ideas floating around. Just a lovely community to be a part of. Looking forward to the second round in a few weeks in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷

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

I'm not in Birmingham today, but if you are, make sure you come by the library today at 1.30! @carolinebha.bsky.social and @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social are presenting our first findings on how the gender balance of the Treasury Committee affects committee reports, and we can't wait to show you.

The newly elected Bundestag is now at work - and so are we: join us next Wednesday for a chat on the new state of the parliament in Germany, with speakers from @iparl.bsky.social and @matthiasdilling.bsky.social Co-organised by the IParl, @psa-parliaments.bsky.social and @psagermanpol.bsky.social

It was an attempt to deeply change the way the French Parliament handles its oversight mission... and it never made it past the trial phase. Today, @ruxandrasrbn.bsky.social and I show how and why trying to introduce Westminster-style PMQs into a different system ended up being an awkward fit.

Last year, the French National Assembly decided to innovate and introduce Prime Minister's Questions. It lasted for five weeks, and was then quickly backtracked. What happened there? Today, @ruxandrasrbn.bsky.social and I look at why this change was introduced - and tomorrow, why it was repealed.

Appel à la mobilisation des universitaires cessp.cnrs.fr/communique-d...

Does beauty matter? Der Frage, ob das äußere Erscheinungsbild bei der Personalauswahl in den Parteien zählt, sind wir (@calixtebloquet.bsky.social) mit einer Mitgliederbefragung nachgegangen. Ergebnis u.a.: Fast 1/3 erachtet Attraktivität als ein wichtiges Selektionskriterium.👉 shorturl.at/ubQXI

Ending the week on a double-feature of new publications on French politics: 🇫🇷 In the last @pspolisci.bsky.social, Damien Lecomte (@adimen12.bsky.social) and I give some hints of how the relationship between Parliament and government has evolved between 2022 and 2024: tinyurl.com/2bprn4d4

📣 Calling everyone parliamentary-inclined: this is your reminder to submit your abstract to the @sgparliaments.bsky.social section up to Monday and join @marcgeddes.uk and I, as well as many interesting colleagues, in Thessaloniki next August. We're looking forward to reading you! @ecpr.bsky.social

France is at it again, so it seems like a good time to re-share this: a few months ago, I wrote a short explanation of what article 49.3 is, why governments use it, and what its limits could be. If this would help you follow the news of the week, it's here: t.co/GQYhzzShj1

Call for papers is here! Join us in Thessaloniki for the @ecpr.bsky.social Gen Conference next August to discuss everything parliaments - @marcgeddes.uk and I are looking forward to your proposals. Deadline: Jan 6th. All the info: t.ly/Qxk72 @sgparliaments.bsky.social

It's out! Yesterday was the official presentation of the 2024 Jahrbuch des Föderalismus. Franziska Carstensen and I have contributed a chapter on members of the German Bundesrat and their views on representation, you can now check it out! (Also: 1st post here, hi everyone 👋🏻)