Richard Huzzey

An honour to share the findings of our @ukri.org project on Petitioning and People Power with the legislators of the Petitions Committee of @lowersaxonypar.bsky.social on their visit to the UK. Our report with @hansardsociety.bsky.social available online: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...

#history #SkyStorians new article out out now! 'Women's campaigning, petitioning, and grassroots activism, 1945-1997' in Women's History Review. Co-authored with @abiedoubleyou.bsky.social @richardhuzzey.bsky.social & @estrangeirada.bsky.social. OA.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America from the Late Medieval Period to the Present, By Richard Huzzey, Maartje Janse, Henry Miller, Joris Oddens, Brodie Waddell This collection, the result of an AHRC Research Network award, is a collaboration between economic, cultural and political historians, sociologists, politi

Ian Cawood reviews 'Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America from the Late Medieval Period to the Present', by @richardhuzzey.bsky.social, @maartjejanse.bsky.social, @henryjmiller.bsky.social, @jorisoddens.bsky.social and @brodiewaddell.bsky.social

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Thanks to Ian for an interesting and insightful review!

#PowerOfPetitioning people shared some nice data about 19th century petitioning, so I had some fun with it. mindseye.sharonhoward.org/posts/power-... (that's @richardhuzzey.bsky.social )

Thank you, Sharon! This is amazing work

What were people petitioning parliament about from 1780 to 1918?

@sharonhoward.bsky.social's dataviz of #PowerOfPetitioning data from @richardhuzzey.bsky.social, @henryjmiller.bsky.social etc.

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Pleased to catch up with the latest @hansardsociety.bsky.social Parliament Matters podcast with @ruthfox.bsky.social @darcyxtip.bsky.social - I was in the @studyofparl.bsky.social live audience and it was great fun! www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...

Our lovely @richardhuzzey.bsky.social has teamed up with Prof. C. Leston-Bandeira, @darcyxtip.bsky.social, @ruthfox.bsky.social and @hansardsociety.bsky.social to create a podcast episode discussing petitions, parliament, and public engagement! Listen here: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...

Just discovered @henryjmiller.bsky.social is here to tag too! :)

What’s the point of petitions? What the last century reveals about petitioning and people power in modern Britain Petitioning has been one of the most popular and persistent forms of political participation since the dawn of mass democracy in Britain. But little is known about its development throughout much of t...

Thoroughly enjoyed latest episode of Parliament Matters podcast featuring @estrangeirada.bsky.social and Richard Huzzey discussing Parliamentary petitioning, past and present. Read their @hansardsociety.bsky.social briefing here (what a brilliant picture!) www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...

What’s the point of petitions? What the last century reveals about petitioning and people power in modern Britain Petitioning has been one of the most popular and persistent forms of political participation since the dawn of mass democracy in Britain. But little is known about its development throughout much of t...

It draws from our research into petitioning in the 20th century - you can find a report on this research here: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...

What's the point of petitioning Parliament? - Parliament Matters podcast, Episode 56 It’s Parliament Week, and Ruth and Mark are joined by researchers Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Richard Hussey to celebrate an unsung hero of Westminster: the petitioning system. Once on the verge of i...

What's the point of petitions - listen to me and Richard Huzzey talking to @ruthfox.bsky.social and @darcyxtip.bsky.social on their podcast about the history of petitioning parliament, in what ways today's e-petitions work and what could be better: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...

This was excellent - very informative on the history and practice of parliamentary e-petitions. Well worth a listen.

What’s the point of petitions? What the last century reveals about petitioning and people power in modern Britain Petitioning has been one of the most popular and persistent forms of political participation since the dawn of mass democracy in Britain. But little is known about its development throughout much of t...

Our podcast appearance coincides with launch of a report for @hansardsociety.bsky.social on our @ahrc-ukri.bsky.social project undertaken with @estrangeirada.bsky.social @abiedoubleyou.bsky.social & Henry Miller for @ahrc-ukri.bsky.social project www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...

Parliament Matters: A podcast about the institution at the heart of our democracy Join two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts, Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox, as they guide you through the often mysterious ways our politicians do business and explore the running controversies abou...

Episode 56 of Parliament Matters podcast from
@hansardsociety.bsky.social sees me fulfil a life goal of speaking with @ruthfox.bsky.social & @darcyxtip.bsky.social www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...