The ECPR Standing Group on Parliaments was founded in 2005, and has currently over 200 members. 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. 

The aim of the Summer School on Parliaments is to provide a mechanism for young scholars of national, regional and/or trans-national parliaments to enhance their theoretical and analytical toolkit as well as received feedback on their particular research agenda. In addition the programme will provide an opportunity for participants to network with each other and with more senior, well established, legislative scholars.

Target audience:  Doctoral students and junior scholars with research interests in the areas of parliamentary and legislative studies. In addition, the Summer School may be of interest to junior professional researchers attached to the research and administrative services of national and regional parliaments.