In the Parliament of Austria

BySTS 2024-06-212024-06-27

The Parliament of Austria organized the Day of Parliamentary Research that brought together academics with practitioners and journalists to discuss curret insights and perspectives on parliaments. Sven T. Siefken held a presentation on the early stages of bill drafting and led a panel on “democratic resilience”. More about the event can be found here. The Austrian Public Radio station has reported on the event and also conducted an interview with Siefken which is available for download here. https://topos.orf.at/parlament-demokratie-ukraine100

Copyright: Parlamentsdirektion/Johannes Zinner

From left: Anna Rathmair, Dmitry Erokhin, Katrin Praprotnik, Sven T. Siefken, Cristina Leston-Bandeira;
Copyright: Parlamentsdirektion/Johannes Zinner

Sven T. Siefken, Copyright: Parlamentsdirektion/Johannes Zinner

On Parliaments and Crises in Taipei

BySTS 2023-02-132024-09-08

„Parliaments in Crises – Crises in Parliaments“ was the title of an international workshop held in Taipei, Taiwan in February 2023. Sven T. Siefken jointly organized the academic program and presented a paper on how parliaments and crises are related.

Conferences | Parliaments

Speaking truth to power?

BySTS 2023-06-162023-06-16

Speaking truth to power? Or just symbolizing it? Sharing thoughts on the changing role of expertise in policy making – and how it relates to Parliament, Sven T. Siefken spoke at the International Commission of Jurists, held in the Bundestag. More here

Conferences | Engagement | Parliaments

Parliamentary public in a digital world

BySTS 2023-09-182024-09-08

The German association for parliamentary affairs (DVParl) held an inspiring meeting and academic discussion in the Bundestag on the changes and challenges for parliamentary communication in times of digital media. More can be found here https://dvparl.de

Cartography | Legislation | Parliaments | Research

Cartography of the Legislative Process

BySTS 2023-10-312024-09-09

Graphic descriptions of the legislative process usually focus on what is going on “in” parliament – while neglecting the preparliamentary phases of bill preparation. But there is a lot of coordination, negotiation and public engagement happening in this less formalized phase. Bringing together the special skills of designers (with an interest in politics) and political…

Parliaments | PiP

Parliaments in the Pandemic Workshop No. 6

BySTS 2024-10-012024-10-01

The international collaboration Parliaments in the Pandemic held its sixth academic workshop, this time in Kiel at the new offices of the Foundation Science and Democracy. Results of the project will be published in an edited volume soon. Workshop participants also met with practitioners of the state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein to discuss their experience in…

Parliaments

Optimizing MP Office Work

BySTS 2022-11-122022-12-05

Work in the office of a member of parliament is very dynamic and has particular challenges. Teams are small, hierachies flat, changes frequent – and the work is very fast-paced. At the same time, there are important connections to the district office. In a workshop with the entire team of an MP from both offices…

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