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In one of the 7 research articles in this special issue, Andrea Pilotti (@unil.bsky.social) contends that there are discrepancies between provisions for and practices of Swiss parliamentary multilingualism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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In this expansive #OpenAccess article, Benjamin Morel (@benjamin63.bsky.social, of Université Paris Panthéon-Assas) analyses the democratic implications of parliamentary speech in France from the Revolution to the present day www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#OTD 16 July 1377 Richard II of 🏴 was crowned at Westminster Abbey. #PER contains plenty of medieval #ParliamentaryHistory, such as this survey of the House of Commons, representation, elections & royal interference by A.L. Brown (vol 14 no 1, 1994). www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#OTD 10 July 1584 William I of Orange (b.1533) – the first hereditary Stadtholder in the Dutch Republic – was assassinated. Our former president, H.G. Koenigsberger investigates the revolutionary character of the C16th 🇳🇱 States General in this 1982 article www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
In another brand new article in this issue of #PER, Patrick Taillon (@patricktaillon.bsky.social, from @ulaval.ca) traces the emergence & development of parliamentary bilingualism in Canada, which was aimed at redressing past tensions & preventing new ones. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Volume 46 issue 2 of #PER is now available online: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rper20/c... Guest edited by Nadim Farhat, Éric Anceau & Philippe Poirier, the current issue addresses language usage, rights and representative practices in the French-speaking world #language #French #parliaments
Freshly published this week in #PER online is a pioneering article investigating uses of AI in French speaking parliaments. Gétho Oxéus, Stéphane Gagnon & Fotis Fitsilis, 'Intégration de l'intelligence artificielle dans les parlements francophones' tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
It's always a pleasure to receive the physical copy of our journal, 'Parliaments, Estates & Representation'. ICHRPI membership is €30 & comes with free copies of our journal plus a discounted fee for our annual conferences. ichrpi.info/membership/
In a brand new #OpenAccess article in #PER online, Lothar Höbelt (univie.ac.at) investigates the navy, the archduke and parliamentary politics in 1860s Austria www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Unsure about whether to submit a proposal? Want to know more about the ICHRPI & our journal? See our aims below to find out more about what we do. Proposals covering any aspect of the work of parliamentary & representative institutions in any period or location are welcome ichrpi.info
🚨 The 30 April deadline for proposals to present at our 78th annual conference in Barcelona (1-4 September 2026) is fast approaching. See the full call for papers below for further details
Among newly published articles in #PER online is a study of heavily neglected themes in studies of electoral law: mental health, law abidingness & citizenship in an Austrian context — co- authored by Gerald Kohl & Hanna Palmanshofer (@univie.ac.at) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Volume 46 issue 1 of Parliaments, Estates & Representation has now been published in full online. Special issue – 'Taking stock of 25 years of devolution in the United Kingdom' Guest editors – Nathalie Duclos & Marie-Violaine Louvet (from @cas-ut2j.bsky.social) www.tandfonline.com/toc/rper20/4...
In a fascinating new article in #PER online, Cassandra Ross (from Sciences Po) examines how devolution has created a framework for different policy motives across 🇬🇧 devolved territories, especially in relation to migration policy in 🏴 compared to rUK www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Also just published in #PER online is Juliette Ringeisen Biardeaud's (University Paris Panthéon Assas) analysis of 🏴 devolution through the lens of two key but often overlooked constitutional mechanisms, Joint Ministerial Committees & Sewel conventions www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Fresh research in #PER online: Joana Etchart (Université de Pau et des Pays de l'adour) explores the development of the idea of consent in Northern Irish politics in the context of devolution and Brexit www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Devolution #Brexit #PoliticalConsent
More comparative analysis of Welsh & Scottish devolution in another recently published research article in #PER online, this time focusing on electoral reform & electoral law by Annie Thiec (Nantes University) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #devolution #elections #electoralreform
Also published this week in #PER online is a study of 🏴 peers in the House of Lords since devolution by Edwige Camp-Pietrain (Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France) 'Scottish peers and devolution: continuity and shifts in political discourses (1999–2024)' tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
In a brand new research article in #PER online, Philippe Cauvet (from @univpoitiers.bsky.social) investigates the impact of Northern Irish devolution on political institutions & practices. tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10…
In a brand new publication in #PER online, Neil Johnston (@nejohnst.bsky.social) reviews 'Empire and enterprise. Money, power and the Adventurers for Irish land during the British Civil Wars' (Manchester University Press, 2020) by David Brown. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
See the call for papers below for our remote conference on 26 March. The deadline for submissions is 2 March.
We are pleased to announce the invitation for proposals for our 78th annual conference in Barcelona 🇪🇸, 1-4 September 2026. The submission deadline for abstracts is 30 April. See cfp below for further details.