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Welcome to the web site for the ECPR Standing Group on Parliaments!

For a number of years the study of legislatures has concentrated on the US Congress. Parliaments in Europe have not been a subject of investigation to any comparable extent. Nevertheless, the body of knowledge is ever expanding on both the long-standing parliaments in Europe and the new institutions of the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe.

The Standing Group’s aim is to promote comparative research and theory-building on the institutionalisation, capacity, operation, and performance of legislatures and the dissemination of such research.

Our website offers a forum for scholars interested in legislative research, information on forthcoming publications, and a portal to online resources. It is both the starting point for those interested in studying legislatures and the meeting point for existing scholars in the field. Other activities designed to facilitate such an exchange of ideas include regular meetings as part of the ECPR and other conferences, a series of online working papers, and in time a summer school.

Call for papers - The Ninth Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians