Marc Geddes
@marcgeddes.uk
Political scientist mostly based at the University of Edinburgh and sometimes found at the Institute for Parliamentary Research in Berlin.
Discussing 50 years of Spanish democracy featuring @edinburghpir.bsky.social’s @oliverescobar.bsky.social! Really interesting themes around change and continuity
October 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Discussing 50 years of Spanish democracy featuring @edinburghpir.bsky.social’s @oliverescobar.bsky.social! Really interesting themes around change and continuity
Made it to #ecprgc25! Beautiful location amongst great discussions in the @sgparliaments.bsky.social panels! Looking forward to catching up with the SG on Knowledge and Governance later too!
August 27, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Made it to #ecprgc25! Beautiful location amongst great discussions in the @sgparliaments.bsky.social panels! Looking forward to catching up with the SG on Knowledge and Governance later too!
Congratulations to all our Politics and International Relations (and dual Honours) graduates! It was great to celebrate with you!
July 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Congratulations to all our Politics and International Relations (and dual Honours) graduates! It was great to celebrate with you!
It’s been a while since I visited a new one… #lovinglegislatures
July 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It’s been a while since I visited a new one… #lovinglegislatures
Tempted to deploy this in future meetings...
April 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Tempted to deploy this in future meetings...
Really fascinating findings here from @jamesweinberg1.bsky.social about how prepared freshly politicians feel for their new jobs…
April 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Really fascinating findings here from @jamesweinberg1.bsky.social about how prepared freshly politicians feel for their new jobs…
At another excellent parliaments panel featuring great colleagues! @jamesweinberg1.bsky.social in action presenting his latest project on mental health of politicians #psa25
April 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
At another excellent parliaments panel featuring great colleagues! @jamesweinberg1.bsky.social in action presenting his latest project on mental health of politicians #psa25
I made it! And straight into an excellent @psa-parliaments.bsky.social panel on parliamentary reform and public engagement! #psa25
April 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I made it! And straight into an excellent @psa-parliaments.bsky.social panel on parliamentary reform and public engagement! #psa25
Hello to all the new people on Bluesky! I usually post about academic research on parliaments, European politics (mostly the UK and a bit of Germany), or higher education. But as it’s Sunday, here is a picture of my 6-month puppy, Merlin, to get you started.
November 17, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Hello to all the new people on Bluesky! I usually post about academic research on parliaments, European politics (mostly the UK and a bit of Germany), or higher education. But as it’s Sunday, here is a picture of my 6-month puppy, Merlin, to get you started.
😯 fair point… here he is!
November 14, 2024 at 3:28 PM
😯 fair point… here he is!
Yes I’ve got Excel open and I’m analysing footnotes in a parliamentary report BUT: my puppy is resting at my feet, the sun is shining, and I can see Edinburgh castle from my window as I’m coding. I got lucky today.
November 14, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Yes I’ve got Excel open and I’m analysing footnotes in a parliamentary report BUT: my puppy is resting at my feet, the sun is shining, and I can see Edinburgh castle from my window as I’m coding. I got lucky today.
Packed room to hear from @samfriedman.bsky.social and @aaronreeves.bsky.social about their new book “Born to Rule” - fascinating data on both the stability of elites and elite wealth, and the changing way elites are presenting themselves to emphasise greater “ordinariness”
November 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Packed room to hear from @samfriedman.bsky.social and @aaronreeves.bsky.social about their new book “Born to Rule” - fascinating data on both the stability of elites and elite wealth, and the changing way elites are presenting themselves to emphasise greater “ordinariness”
Last night I got to see the Northern Lights from my flat window. Truly magical.
October 11, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Last night I got to see the Northern Lights from my flat window. Truly magical.
Strange headline given the distribution of chairs was allocated to Labour before the elections took place…
September 11, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Strange headline given the distribution of chairs was allocated to Labour before the elections took place…
Day 54 of having a puppy
September 2, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Day 54 of having a puppy
Cool to be sat in the Scottish Parliament chamber with @merylkenny.bsky.social for the closing panel discussion of the Parliament’s Festival of Politics, reflecting on 25 of devolution
August 23, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Cool to be sat in the Scottish Parliament chamber with @merylkenny.bsky.social for the closing panel discussion of the Parliament’s Festival of Politics, reflecting on 25 of devolution
Taking pictures with Merlin not as easy as I had hoped
August 20, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Taking pictures with Merlin not as easy as I had hoped
Day 37 of having a puppy
August 16, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Day 37 of having a puppy
His name is Merlin, a 15-week old Pomeranian! I will be posting a lot about him on here in the coming months 😉
August 15, 2024 at 10:22 AM
His name is Merlin, a 15-week old Pomeranian! I will be posting a lot about him on here in the coming months 😉
This has been how I’ve felt every day since we got a puppy. Excited but no idea what I’m doing (despite reading four puppy guides and constantly on puppy Reddit pages).
August 15, 2024 at 10:17 AM
This has been how I’ve felt every day since we got a puppy. Excited but no idea what I’m doing (despite reading four puppy guides and constantly on puppy Reddit pages).
So my summer involved getting a puppy, who has thrown my life into disarray (in a sort of good way). Meet Merlin. A political-scientist-in-training, I assure you.
August 7, 2024 at 9:57 AM
So my summer involved getting a puppy, who has thrown my life into disarray (in a sort of good way). Meet Merlin. A political-scientist-in-training, I assure you.
Almost completed my holiday reading ahead of the Study of Parliament Group’s annual conference in Oxford later this week - excited to hear from all three authors on Friday!
January 3, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Almost completed my holiday reading ahead of the Study of Parliament Group’s annual conference in Oxford later this week - excited to hear from all three authors on Friday!
Of course I had to finish my last day in the Bundestag with a parliamentary currywurst
December 1, 2023 at 11:57 AM
Of course I had to finish my last day in the Bundestag with a parliamentary currywurst
More snowy Bundestag!
November 29, 2023 at 11:31 AM
More snowy Bundestag!