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How much trouble will the Tory rebels cause David Cameron?

Post author By psaparliaments
Post date May 19, 2015

With a much reduced majority, what problems will David Cameron face with his backbench critics? Professor Philip Cowley of the University of Nottingham has been researching backbench dissent for 20 years and wrote this article for the Telegraph blog, looking at the problems ahead. As he shows, although the government’s majority is small, it is larger than people realise, and many Conservative MPs will not want to do anything to destabilise the government ahead of the forthcoming EU referendum.

Research methods workshop for PhD students

Post author By psaparliaments
Post date April 28, 2015

The PSA Specialist Group on Parliaments and Legislatures is planning a one day workshop focusing on research methods in legislative studies for PhD students who are members of the group.

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Ten papers, three panels and two cakes: Our specialist group events at the PSA Conference

Post author By psaparliaments
Post date April 14, 2015

We had a fantastic few days in Sheffield last week for the annual PSA Conference. Our three panels were the perfect antidote to the horrible wet weather, with ten excellent papers followed by some very good comments and discussion.

Tags #psa15, Journal of Legislative Studies, Political Studies Association, PSA, Sheffield Taylor and Francis

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PSA Conference 2015: Specialist Group Events

Post author By psaparliaments
Post date March 23, 2015

Over PSA Conference 2015, we have a number of events schedules, including three panels, our specialist group meeting, and a reception.

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Putting the Study of Parliament at the Centre of Political Research – Re-launch of the Specialist Group Parliaments and Legislatures

Post author By psaparliaments
Post date December 11, 2014

The group organised a re-launch reception in the Palace of Westminster on the 25 November 2014, with guest speaker Angela Eagle MP (pictured below). With new convenors for the group and plenty of activity planned and implemented, we wanted to mark the re-launch of the group and, as a result, place the study of Parliament at the centre of political research.

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Parliament Week Initiative 2014

Post author By psaparliaments
Post date November 17, 2014

Hardcopy or #Hashtag? Young People’s Vision for a Digital Parliament

17 November 2014, 2:30pm-4:00pm, Attlee Suite, Portcullis House

The “Hardcopy or #Hashtag?” event takes place during Parliament Week, the theme of which is youth engagement. This event has been organised jointly by the Parliaments and Legislatures Specialist Group and the Political Studies Association. This is the culmination of a series of workshops which have been held around the country in which sixth form students have worked with 11 participating universities and politics undergraduate students to come up with innovative ideas to increase youth engagement with Parliament through digital means.

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