University of Lincoln Professor calls for societal change at the Women in Sport Inquiry

Attending the Palace of Westminster is not an ordinary Tuesday morning activity for an academic from Lincoln (or anywhere else for that matter). I counted down the stops...

Voter ID: most people are terrible at matching faces to photos, making polling checks unreliable

This article was originally published on The Conversation here: https://theconversation.com/voter-id-most-people-are-terrible-at-matching-faces-to-photos-making-polling-checks-unreliable-205168 This was originally published by Dr Katie Gray & Dr Kay Ritchie. On Thursday May 4, for the...

EVENT: ‘Japanese Prime Ministers and Party Leadership’ by Prof. Yu Uchiyama (University of Tokyo)

The School of Social and Political Sciences and ParliLinc are delighted to invite you to our faculty seminar: ‘Japanese Prime Ministers and Party Leadership’ by Prof. Yu Uchiyama...

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ParliLinc Welcomes Delegation from University of Venda, South Africa

On Wednesday 16 November, The Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre welcomed a delegation from the University of Venda, South Africa, to Lincoln. The University of Venda, situated in Thohoyandou...

Dr Mark Bennister, Dr Andrew Defty, Prof Richard Barnes and Prof Bongani Bantwini & Dr Hlengani Baloyi

How did the Prime Minister win a vote in Parliament and lose her authority?

By Dr Andrew Defty, Associate Professor It is remarkable that after a series of U-turns on key policy announcements and the resignation of two senior members of her...

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Does Legislature Size Impact Public Service Provision?

Since the early eighteenth century, scholars have suggested that there is a trade-off between political representation and government efficiency. On the one hand, larger legislatures offer greater opportunities...

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Is There a ‘Right’ Person to be Prime Minister?

At a time when two candidates are vying to be the next Conservative party leader and prime minister, it is perhaps rather appropriate to ask: Is there a...

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New Visiting Professor Joins the Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre

Baroness Gillian Merron has been appointed a University of Lincoln Visiting Professor in Politics at the Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre (ParliLinc); ParliLinc is based in the School of...

Research Briefing on PMs Liaison Committee Evidence Sessions Published

The House of Commons Library has published an updated research briefing, authored by Dr Mark Bennister, Director of the Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre and Richard Kelly from the...

House of Lords Youth Unemployment Committee ‘Skills for every young person’ report features evidence from Following Young Fathers Further

The House of Lords Youth Unemployment Committee published their new report, ‘Skills for every young person’ last Friday 26th November 2021.The full report is available here, as well...