*** sorry for cross-posting *** Dear colleagues, we would like to draw your attention to the call for papers of the 2024 Conference of the Italian Society of Political Science (SISP), which will be held in Trieste on 12-14 September 2024. The Comparative Politics and Institutions section offers several panels: * Panel 3.2 Institutions and political actors faced with the (poly)crisis (Chairs: Alice Cavalieri, Andrea Ceron) * Panel 3.3 Institutional Reforms in Italy and in Comparative Perspective (Chair: Marco Improta) * Panel 3.5 Unpacking Executive Politics: Analyzing the Characteristics and Functioning of Governments (Chairs: Andrea Pedrazzani, Michelangelo Vercesi) * Panel 3.6 Analyzing Parliaments in Turbulent Times (Chairs: Elisabetta De Giorgi, Andrea Pedrazzani) * Panel 3.7 Representative Democracy Under Stress (Chairs: Federico Russo, Luca Verzichelli) * Panel 3.8 Contemporary Dynamics of Government Formation and the Role of Political Parties (Chairs: Marcelo Camerlo, Juan Rodriguez) * Panel 3.9 Democratic Innovations and Accountability in Representative Institutions (Chairs: Izolda Bokszczanin, Agnieszka Pawlowska) The deadline for submissions is May 31. Further information about the conference and panel submission can be found at the following link: https://www.sisp.it/en/conference2024/call-for-papers-conference-2024 A full description of the papers in our section can be found here: https://www.sisp.it/convegno2024/?pagename=cms&name=sessiontracks&trackname=government--parliament-and-representation Best regards, Andrea Pedrazzani, Università degli Studi di Milano (andrea.pedrazzani@unimi.it) Elisabetta De Giorgi, Università degli Studi di Trieste (edegiorgi@units.it)