28 October 2026 | 10:30 AM | Lusófona University, Lisbon
Lusófona University welcomed Dr. Patrícia Calca, Visiting Professor and Integrated Researcher at CEI-ISCTE, for an open lecture entitled “Comparative Legislative Studies as a Research Subfield in Political Science”, held on 28 October 2026 at 10:30 AM.
The lecture explored comparative legislative studies as a specialised field within Political Science, addressing the study of parliamentary institutions, executive–legislative relations and comparative political systems. The session provided students and participants with an opportunity to engage with contemporary approaches to the analysis of legislative institutions and political decision-making.
Patrícia Calca has extensive international academic experience, having held visiting research positions at the Universities of Oxford, New York, Mannheim, Barcelona and Konstanz. Her research focuses on legislative studies, executive–legislative relations, comparative politics and political institutions.
She is the author of Executive–Legislative Relations in Parliamentary Systems (Palgrave, 2022) and has published in journals including West European Politics, Parliamentary Affairs, Crime, Law & Social Change and Party Politics. She was also Principal Investigator of the FCT-funded project Patterns of Legislative Effectiveness (POLE) and serves on the leadership of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Standing Group on Parliaments.