Month: March 2017

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March 2017 newsletter

Welcome to our special conference newsletter, jam packed with panels and events for you to enjoy during your trip to Glasgow for the Political Studies Association Conference.  We will be hosting six excellent panels, sponsoring a roundtable on ‘Designing for Democracy’ and of course, there will be a specialist group AGM where we will be discussing our plans for the coming year.

See below for a more detailed timetable of each of these events,
plus our specialist group drinks on the evening of Monday 10 April. We’d love to see you all there. This will also be a good opportunity to get to know our new SG team! We’ve also highlighted a couple of other panels which we think will be of interest to members (and which contain expert members of our group!).

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Best wishes,

Marc (@marcgeddes), Louise (@LouiseVThompson), Alex (@A_Meakin) and Leanne (@LeanneMarieC)

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PSA Conference 2017: Panel details

We are pleased to announce the details of our panels at the PSA Conference, which will take place in Glasgow on 10-12 April 2017. Details about the conference can be found on the PSA website (click here).

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‘All Things to All People’: We Need to Understand the Personal Side of Politics

Image courtesy of UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor. Parliamentary copyright.

James Weinberg discusses how his research blends political science, psychology and a healthy dose of humanity to understand the personal side of politics.

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Reflections on a remarkable day in parliament

Alistair Clark, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Newcastle University and current House of Commons / Political Studies Association Fellow reflects on the events of 22 March 2017 in the Palace of Westminster.

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Behind the scenes at the House of Lords Library

In this article, Matthew Purvis, Head of Research Services in the House of Lords Library, provides an introduction to the role of the House of Lords Library, what services it offers and how it works.

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Living the Legislature: Teaching Congressional politics through simulation

Sam Power discusses how he uses a simulation of a Congressional Standing Committee to explain legislative complexity to students.

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Serving as a woman MP in Ethiopia: the challenges, ‘outcomes’ and beyond

Dr Meheret Ayenew and Tsedey Mekonnen discuss the rapid increase in the proportion of female MPs in Ethiopia in a blog to mark International Women’s Day 

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‘Rubbing shoulders’: an understanding of networks, relationships and everyday practices is key to parliamentary engagement

Relationships and networks have a big impact on parliamentary engagement. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for those academics looking to work with Parliament as part of disseminating their research. Marc Geddes, Katharine Dommett and Brenton Prosser outline why academics must be able to ‘rub shoulders’ with parliamentary staff, building shared understandings and personal trust which can circumvent common barriers around accessibility of research.

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