Our Summer School in Athens is wrapping up! From inspiring paper presentations to thought-provoking lectures, we’ve spent the week exploring how local governments respond to global challenges. A huge thank you to the organizers and participants 🙌

Last, but not least... Our final panel at #ecprgc25 discusses collaborative governance. Discover the paper presentations this afternoon at 13:30 EEST.

And the winner is... 🥁 We are thrilled to announce that the Ladner-Rose Best Paper Prize for #ecprgc24 has been awarded to Lieven Boelen and Kristof Steyvers for their paper on local democratic innovations. Congrats! 🥳

Curious about smart and sustainable cities? Don't miss your chance and join our panel at #ecprgc25

📢 Ready to start! Our Business Meeting is about to begin in Room 313, Law Building. #ECPR #LocalGovernment #ecprgc25

This afternoon our section at #ecprgc25 organises a panel on local policies and reforms. Join the conversation and discover the exciting papers being presented.

Discover new cutting-edge research in our panel on the Economics of Multi-Level Governance. See you there this morning? #ecprgc25

Tomorrow morning we discuss the role of local governments in combatting climate change at #ecprgc25 Don't miss the promising papers in this panel.

🚀 Ready to start our second panel at #ecprgc25! Local Politics and Individuals features four exciting papers exploring councillors’ roles, participatory tools, hate speech, and local opposition dynamics. #ECPR #LocalGovernment #LocalPolitics #ecprgc25

Our Local Politics and Individuals panel at #ecprgc25 welcomes four promising papers. Come share your ideas and explore new research.

🚀 A great start at #ecprgc25! Our section on Local Government and Politics kicked off with an insightful panel on the Urban/Rural Divide. 👏 Many thanks to our speakers and participants for a truly engaging discussion! #ECPR #LocalGovernment #UrbanRuralDivide #ecprgc25

🚀 Tomorrow our section at #ecprgc25 kicks off with a panel on the urban/rural divide. Join the discussions and discover the papers.

Alongside #ecprgc25, the Summer School on Local Government & Politics is coming up soon in Greece. With PhD students’ papers and lectures from senior researchers, we’ll explore how local governments respond to global challenges 🌍 Looking forward to seeing you in Athens! 😎

Alongside #ecprgc25, the Summer School on Local Government & Politics is coming up soon in Greece. With PhD students’ papers and lectures from senior researchers, we’ll explore how local governments respond to global challenges 🌍 Looking forward to seeing you in Athens! 😎

Just a few days to go until the General Conference at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. We can't wait to welcome you to our section, chaired by Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir & Aldo Paparo. Discover our nine panels 👇

Participating in our section "Local Governments and Politics in Europe in an Era of Global Challenges"? Don't forget to register by 23 July.

🔎✨ Researcher Spotlight ✨🔎 👋 Meet @adamgendzwill.bsky.social from the University of Warsaw! His research explores local elections, political geography, and how municipal structures shape everyday democracy. 🗳️ 👇 #LocalPolitics #PoliticalScience #Democracy

🔎✨ Researcher Spotlight ✨🔎 👋 Meet António Tavares from the University of Minho, whose research explores how local institutions shape democracy and public services. 🏛️👇 #LocalGovernance #PoliticalScience

Honoured to give the keynote speech at LoPaPol 2025 @polscileiden.bsky.social. But before that: presenting insights of our @dfg.de project, w/ awesome @christinajuen.bsky.social. 😍 Thanks to @simonotjes.bsky.social @rafreuse.bsky.social & @christinajuen.bsky.social LoPaPol is going places.

Home after a very intensive 2-day conference on Local Party Politics (LoPaPol) that we organized at @polscileiden.bsky.social. 25 great presentations on local level partisan politics and an excellent key note speech by @martingross.bsky.social at the Leiden city hall! Thanks to all the attendees!

🔎✨ Researcher Spotlight ✨🔎 We're showcasing members of our Standing Group, their research & contributions to societal debate! Kicking off the series is our SG’s Chair, Silvia Bolgherini. 🏛️📚 #PoliticalScience #ResearcherSpotlight #LocalDemocracy

Studying local government and politics in Central and Eastern Europe? Present your research at the third CEE-Loc Conference, taking place on 25-26 September in Budapest. Send your abstract by 28 February to [email protected]

Call for the PhD Summer School "Global challenges and local responses" is now open‼️ 📅1-4 September 2025 🏛️Athens deadline for applications: 31 March 2024 ecpr.eu/news/news/de...

Our first issue of 2025 is now available to browse online! Articles include a lit review of using social media to support public engagement, local gov in Northern Ireland & a paper on whether the media seems more hostile to losers. Browse today at the link: www.tandfonline.com/toc/flgs20/5...

‼️Save the date ‼️ Interested in local politics and keen to learn more about local elections? 📈 Join us and the Centre of Local Politics during the last edition of this winter's GASPAR lecture series with Prof. Ulrik Kjær! ➡️Register now at: event.ugent.be/registration...

📣CALL FOR PAPERS - local democracy in NL, BE, LUX PLC will host a special issue on #localdemocracy guest edited by K. Steyvers and J. van Ostaaijen @ostaaijen.bsky.social 📨 Submit your abstract by Feb 24 ! More info 👉 plc-journal.eu/announcement...

Working on local party politics? Only a couple of days left to register for the LoPaPol workshop in beautiful Leiden 👇

📣Tomorrow last day to submit! 📷Call for #ecprgc25 @ecpr.bsky.social 💡 Local Government and Politics ecpr.eu/Events/Event... 🪑 Chaired by Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir & Aldo Paparo ⌛ Deadline 6 Jan #localgovernment #localpolitics #ecpr #polsci

🤳 Meet our Social Media Team! We're thrilled to introduce @martaponzo.bsky.social @louisasuess.bsky.social @rafreuse.bsky.social @reppert-polsci.bsky.social 👍🎓 Through this channel, they'll bring you the latest news and event highlights from our Standing Group. #firstpost #ecpr #polsci