Cristina Leston-Bandeira

Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira has been involved in the creation of a pioneering map of the services that parliaments offer across the world on public engagement.

Explore the International Parliament Engagement Network's map: shorturl.at/Brx9k

Find out more about the project: shorturl.at/lG6S7

Photo of article about the launch of the Guides on Citizen Engagement for Parliaments, in print version of the The Parliamentarian, the magazine of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)

And great to get a print copy of the CPA's magazine with our article on the Guides on Citizen Engagement - a good read on the train back, after a v long day

Busy day in parliament yesterday, with highlight of launch of our global map of public engagement services offered by parliaments across the world - which can be accessed now here: ipen-network.org/mapping-publ...

Happening now! Our colleague, Dr Laura Sudulich, presents 'Mapping Public Engagement in Parliaments Across the World' @ukparliament.parliament.uk, with POST.

🎙️ Chaired by @shane-martin.bsky.social, joined by @estrangeirada.bsky.social, Chair of IPEN

#EssexGov #EssexGovImpact #UKParliament #IPEN

my first 'baby' is 28 and getting married next year! Time flies, but it's such a privilege and joy to see them grown up😊. Look forward to seeing you back from maternity leave.

Youth Engagement: Guides on Citizen Engagement for Parliaments Youth engagement is key for a healthy democracy. Young people are the future generations that will lead our democracies. They are also often amongst the most disengaged people of our societies. It is ...

Our Guide on Youth Engagement for parliaments is now available to download - focuses on idea of 'meaningful engagement', avoiding tokenistic and/or elitist engagement, to nurture real opportunities for engagement: www.idea.int/publications...

Youth Engagement: Guides on Citizen Engagement for Parliaments Youth engagement is key for a healthy democracy. Young people are the future generations that will lead our democracies. They are also often amongst the most disengaged people of our societies. It is ...

Our Guide on Youth Engagement for parliaments is now available to download - focuses on idea of 'meaningful engagement', avoiding tokenistic and/or elitist engagement, to nurture real opportunities for engagement: www.idea.int/publications...

I know it's not the most exciting of topics, but Crickey, I really am invisible in BlueSky - no reactions other than from the lovely @adefty.bsky.social. It is a good article though, promise😊.

The Invisible Architects of Public Engagement: Understanding the Different Types of Roles Played by Parliamentary Staff | Article | Politics and Governance Sofia Serra-Silva, Cristina Leston-Bandeira

New publication with the fab @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social - we develop a new typology about the roles of parliamentary staff within public engagement, showing their decisive role in the way parliaments present themselves to/relate with the public. Open access: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

The top of the voting record that we produce for each defeat.

Did you know that there have been 83 government defeats in the House of Lords so far this parliament?

We have a record on our website of every defeat of this kind dating back to 2005!

Find out more and sign up to our mailing list to be alerted of new defeats 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution....

We, at IPEN, have launched a series of 8 Guides on Citizen Engagement for Parliaments, each on a specific topic. Further info here, from which you can also access each guide as they get published: www.inter-pares.eu/en/publicati...

Any feedback, on the Guides and/or on how/if you use them, would be much appreciated, thank you.

Petitions and Citizens’ Initiatives: Guides on Citizen Engagement for Parliaments Petitions and citizens’ initiatives (CIs) are the most prevalent participation tools offered by parliaments. They provide a formal mechanism for citizens to raise issues directly to decision-makers in...

Our second Guide is on Petitions and Citizens' Initiatives: www.idea.int/publications...

Principles of Parliamentary Public Engagement There is an increasing understanding among parliaments that their relationship with citizens needs to go beyond the ballot box. With trust in institutional politics declining around the world, public ...

Our first guide is on the core Principles of Parliamentary Public Engagement which should drive and shape parliaments' approach to citizen engagement: www.idea.int/publications...

The project, funded by EU Commission, has been developed in partnership with Inter Pares and draws from research and practice from across the world.

We, at IPEN, have launched a series of 8 Guides on Citizen Engagement for Parliaments, each on a specific topic. Further info here, from which you can also access each guide as they get published: www.inter-pares.eu/en/publicati...

Such a brilliant day, love graduation, when we celebrate our students' achievements. Congratulations PPS cohort! And congratulations Politics cohort too! Some brilliant students, it's a privilege to teach and support them, graduation definitely the highlight of the year😊🎉.

But this change didn't start with Starmer - and I think it goes wider than just voting. The whip is now also removed/suspended routinely for quasi-HR complaints, in a way it would not have been, say, 30 years ago.

The whip is now removed/suspended for more easily than it ever used to be. No Labour MP lost the whip under Blair because of their voting; those few cases that did were for things they'd said or done outside the voting lobbies.

thank you, it wasn't actually that bad (comparatively to others i have had in the past), but yes going across the country is not good...

One cancelled train three delayed trains and four trains later I eventually got home yesterday for 22:30, but really enjoyed being part of the first @studyofparl.bsky.social Welsh gathering to discuss what's to come with the Seventh Senedd. And such a stunning bay in Cardiff.

10 reasons why the hereditary peers bill should be amended to constrain Prime Ministerial patronage and the size of the House of Lords The government’s House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill reaches its report stage in the chamber this week – presenting a serious moment for possible amendments. Meg Russell argues that peers should…

ON THE BLOG: 10 reasons why the hereditary peers bill should be amended to constrain Prime Ministerial patronage and the size of the House of Lords

Ahead of the hereditary peers bill's report stage starting in the Lords today, our Director, Meg Russell, sets out why peers should amend the bill.

Congrats to @estrangeirada.bsky.social and IPEN colleagues at @universityofleeds.bsky.social for publication of Guide on Principles of Parliamentary Public Engagement: www.idea.int/sites/defaul...

Thank you Ali! And many thanks for all your inputs! this is a mad week for me this week (and next for that matter...), but I'll be disseminating these properly soon and sending more thank yous. But thank you! We're very pleased with these😊.

10 reasons why the hereditary peers bill should be amended to constrain Prime Ministerial patronage and the size of the House of Lords The government’s House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill reaches its report stage in the chamber this week – presenting a serious moment for possible amendments. Meg Russell argues that peers should…

NEW BLOG: 10 reasons why the hereditary peers bill should be amended to constrain Prime Ministerial patronage and the size of the House of Lords

Ahead of the hereditary peers bill's report stage starting in the Lords tomorrow, our Director, Meg Russell, sets out why peers should amend the bill.

New article out with fab historian colleagues - 'Women's campaigning, petitioning, and grassroots activism, 1945-1997' (open access / free to access) 👇

Vacancy — 2 Assistant Professors: International Relations (option a) and EU Politics and Governance (option b The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science with a specializat...

Two vacancies for assistant professor (tenure track) at our Department of Political Science. One on International Relations, the other on EU Politics and Governance.

I may be biased, but would 100% recommend applying. We are a warm, collegial, ambitious department.

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Very excited to see the new edition of Exploring Parliament and our chapter in print 💙 Thank you @ameakin.bsky.social @estrangeirada.bsky.social @louisevthompson.bsky.social for all your fantastic work! 1/

Book launch: ‘Exploring Parliament’ This event marked the official launch of the second edition of Exploring Parliament, a new book which brings together academic insights with real-world persp...

Yesterday was the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk launch of @estrangeirada.bsky.social, @ameakin.bsky.social and @louisevthompson.bsky.social's book, Exploring Parliament.

Meg Russell wrote a chapter with @danielgover.bsky.social and spoke at the event chaired by @drhannahwhite.bsky.social.

Watch 👇

thank you for coming to the launch Rick! And sorry we didn't get a chance to talk. It was so busy and it went in a flash :).