@uoypolitics.bsky.social thank you for hosting us!
29.11.2025 10:01 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@gracecooper1.bsky.social
PhD student at the University of York. Studying the representation networks in the UK Parliament
@uoypolitics.bsky.social thank you for hosting us!
29.11.2025 10:01 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Our Parliaments Specialist Group's annual conference has come to a close!
Thank you to all that came and everyone who contributed to the discussions during the panels and the events.
Thank you Christina! Or even Leeds next year??? ๐
29.11.2025 09:54 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Honourable members interjecting. The SPEAKER โ Order! Mr Micallef โ What is the difference between you and a bucket of shit? The SPEAKER โ Order! The honourable member has used an unparliamentary expression. I ask him to withdraw. Mr MICALLEF (Springvale) โ I withdraw โbucketโ. The SPEAKER โ Order! An unqualified withdrawal please!
Hansard moments I think about far too often
29.11.2025 09:23 โ ๐ 104 ๐ 27 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 2We are getting ready to kick off our annual PSA Parliaments conference!
Thank you @gracecooper1.bsky.social for organising!
Amazing venue at Kingโs Manor at the University of York!
#PSAParl25
โจOur very own @gracecooper1.bsky.social of @york.ac.uk is now presenting on the processes of political advocacy for refugees in @ukparliament.parliament.uk committees โจ
#PSAParl25
PSA Parliaments Specialist Group convening team
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social thank you to the convenors of the group, especially a big shout-out to @gracecooper1.bsky.social for organising both the venue and the events over the two days!
28.11.2025 16:19 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@uoypolitics.bsky.social @whiteroseuc.bsky.social @psa-parliaments.bsky.social
20.10.2025 11:03 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Here's a draft of the conference schedule:
20.10.2025 11:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I am a little bit biased but York is an amazing city and between the excellent papers, the historical venue, the Christmas markets, as well as the excellent food and drinks organised, its shaping up to be a really great conference! We hope to see you in York in November!
20.10.2025 11:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0You still have to register via this link even if you submitted a paper (whether for the ECR workshop or the main conference) and it was accepted. The deadline for registrations is 14th November.
20.10.2025 11:00 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0The deadline for submission of papers has passed, and the conference registration window has now opened. The link to register is below: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Or please see the PSA Parliaments website at: psaparliaments.org/annual-confe...
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN ๐
The PSA Parliaments Annual Conference 2025 will be hosted by the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of York in conjunction with The White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership on the 27th-28th November!
And finally last, but not least, we have the @uoypolitics.bsky.social research jamboree tomorrow where @katelong.bsky.social and I will present our forthcoming paper
07.09.2025 13:40 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@katelong.bsky.social and I then presented our paper on climate mini public professional networks at the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference In Thessaloniki. Thank you to @oliverescobar.bsky.social for your detailed feedback!
07.09.2025 13:40 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Then last week I presented at the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference with @sgparliaments.bsky.social
Thank you in particular to @marcgeddes.uk @calixtebloquet.bsky.social and the rest of the sg team for organising a great conference!
Iโve had an amazing summer presenting my research on representation networks in the UK Parliament!
In July I attended the @sgparliaments.bsky.social conference in Barcelona. Got some great feedback, did a tour of the Catalan parliament and got some sightseeing inโฆ
Back from a fun week in Greece for @ecpr.bsky.social 's General Conference! It was great to hear such interesting research on democratic innovations, particularly surrounding intersectionality, institutionalisation and new understandings of the political economy of the field.
01.09.2025 14:43 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Myself and @gracecooper1.bsky.social presented our paper on climate mini-public professionals in the UK, which uses a qualitative social network analysis to understand the dynamics behind deliberative standards and practices. Massive thanks to everyone who spoke to us and engaged with this research!
01.09.2025 14:46 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My first paper is out in @bjpir.bsky.social ! ๐ It looks at a novel dataset of local climate mini-publics in the UK, and how organisers justify their implementation. Full paper: journals-sagepub-com.libproxy.york.ac.uk/doi/epub/10....
24.08.2025 12:10 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Also a massive thank you to @whiteroseuc.bsky.social for sponsoring the PGR pre-conference paper workshop!
17.07.2025 21:52 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm really pleased that the @psa-parliaments.bsky.social conference will be at @uoypolitics.bsky.social this November!
If you work in the field of parliaments or legislative studies please consider applying
More details on the website: psaparliaments.org/annual-confe...
Not long till Iโm off to the airport for the @sgparliaments.bsky.social conference in Barcelona to present my research on select committees and representation networks. Itโs also my first international conference which is equal measures nerve wracking and exciting!
01.07.2025 08:38 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Another very busy #PSA25 conference over :)
Started the week by officially joining the @psa-parliaments.bsky.social team. Chaired an excellent panel on Parliament as a workplace, and then presented with @katelong.bsky.social on our upcoming paper on climate mini-publics
Rounding up our morning panel is Andre Vella of @unibirmingham.bsky.social who is presenting part of his doctoral research into parliamentary immunity #PSA25
15.04.2025 09:15 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@louisevthompson.bsky.social is back, joined by @alexprior.bsky.social, discussing the effectiveness of parliamentary member organisations, namely the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association #PSA25
15.04.2025 08:59 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0First 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
15.04.2025 08:42 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Panel on "Parliament as a workplace and organisational practices"
chaired by @gracecooper1.bsky.social โ our new Events Officer!
Iโm so grateful to the team for the opportunity to be involved, even just a little bit, on the project! Iโm chuffed for you!
22.11.2024 19:37 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ A fun, productive time at @psa-parliaments.bsky.social Annual Conference at @seneddcymru.bsky.social in Cardiff!
๐ Delighted to present my paper on parliamentary scrutiny of intergovernmental relations at the ECR workshop!
๐ฌ Grateful to chair the first conference panel on 25 yrs of devolution!