IParl-Research Colloquium

Our colloquium meetings are primarily conceived as a forum for the exchange of ideas and serve to discuss ongoing and completed research projects on topics of parliamentarism and "related" areas such as party or electoral research.

Researchers as well as people with an interest in parliamentarianism are cordially invited to present their research projects or results, scientific qualification theses or project ideas with practical relevance and to discuss them with us. Master's students and doctoral candidates are also expressly invited. The presentations can be given in German or English.

The colloquium takes place on Thursdays from 10 am to 12 pm in the IParl and hybrid on request. If you are interested, please write an email with a few words about your topic to pyschny@iparl.de.

Download: Colloquium schedule
Upcoming Colloquia

7 September 2023, 10am -12pm

  • Zu jung für ein Mandat? Über die deskriptive Unterrepräsentation junger Menschen im Deutschen Bundestag, presentation of the master thesis by Natalie Gatzka (Universität Bonn)

12 October 2023, 10am -12am

  • Parteiwatch-Projekt: Untersuchung zum Prozess der Kandidat*innen-Selektion bei der Aufstellung von Landeslisten, presentation of a research project by Eltje Kunze and Cäcilia Riederer (Wir für Demokratie e.V.)

16 November 2023, 10am -12pm

  • The Role of Parliaments in Southeast Europe in upholding and challenging Democracy in the face of Autocratization, presentation of a research project by Venelin Bochev (Université libre de Bruxelles)

23 November 2023, 10am -12pm

  • Locating and comparing ‘cultures of evidence’ in the UK and German Parliaments, presentation of a research project by Dr Marc Geddes (University of Edinburgh)

7 December 2022, 10am - 12pm

  • European Representation in EU National Parliaments, presentation of the dissertation by Dr Lucy Kinski (Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies)

18 January 2024, 10am -12pm

  • Age Representation in Parliaments on the Party Level: Introducing a New Dataset, presentation of a research project by Kira Renée Kurz (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg)

8 February2024, 10am -12pm

  • Zerreißprobe für die Demokratie oder Repräsentation neu gedacht? Rollenwandel und Rollenkonflikte von Abgeordneten in Zeiten von Wandel- und Transformationsprozessen, presentation of a dissertation project by Lukas Heubeck (Universität Wien)
Recent Colloquia

20 October 2022, 11 am - 1pm

  • On the Outskirts of the French Parliament: The Delegation for Women’s Rights, presentation of the dissertation by Dr Claire Bloquet (IParl)

3 November 2022, 11am - 11pm

  • District Work of German MPs during COVID-19, presentation of the master thesis by Kevin Settles (IParl)

10 November 2022, 10am - 12pm

  • What do parliaments do to Social Sciences? A comparative analysis, Presentation of a  research project by Lise Moawad (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

1 December 2022, 10am - 12pm

  • Groupwork, Teamwork and Solo-Effort: Approaches of Parliamentarians towards Political Communication and the Relevance of Trust, presentation of the dissertation by Sebastian Ludwicki-Ziegler (University of Stirling)

 

19 January  2023, 10am - 12pm

  • Candidacies in the Multi-level System. CandiData-idea, Status quo and Next Steps, Presentation of a research project by Daniel Hellmann and Dr. Danny Schindler (IParl)

23 February 2023, 10am - 12pm

  • The changing functions of parliamentary committees: locating and evaluating ‘evidence’ by select committees in the UK House of Commons, Presentation of the results of a research project by Dr Marc Geddes (University of Edinburgh)

6 April 2023, 10am - 12pm

  • So close but still too far away from Power? A Longitudinal Analysis of Women in Top Positions in the European Parliament (1994- 2019), Presentation of PhD project by Sophie Kopsch (Université de Namur)

4 May 2023, 10am - 12pm

  • Hostile or Consensual? A Comparative Study of Personal Attacks and Positive Self-Reference in Exchances between the Conservatives and the SNP in the Prime Minister´s Questions and First Minister´s Questions, Presentation of a research project by Sebastian Ludwicki-Ziegler (University of Stirling)

8 June 2023, 10am - 12pm

  • How Many Parliamentary Roles and Who Gets to Play What? A Latent Class Analysis of Backbench Activity and Fictitious
    Prediction of Role Incumbency in the UK House of Commons, 2001-2019, Presentation of a research project by Dr. Stephen Holden Bates (University of Birmingham)