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Cogitatio Press is a publisher founded in 2014 with the aim of promoting open-access divulgation of scientific knowledge. We believe that open-source knowledge generates something more valuable, benefiting researchers, policy-makers and society in general.

Latest Publications

Understanding the Role of Political Staff and Parliamentary Administrations
Gijs Jan Brandsma and Anna-Lena Högenauer
Editorial | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
Testing Staff Roles in the Danish Parliament
Stijn van Voorst
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
Working Behind the Scenes: Roles and Functions of French and German Parliamentary Staff
Henriette Heimbach
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
Who’s Got MPs’ Back? Understanding the Drivers of Specialisation in the Offices of MPs
Lena Stephan and Anna-Lena Högenauer
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
From Advisor to Interparliamentary Networker: A Typology of Parliamentary Officials in EU Affairs
Anna-Lena Högenauer and Christine Neuhold
Review | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
The Invisible Architects of Public Engagement: Understanding the Different Types of Roles Played by Parliamentary Staff
Sofia Serra-Silva and Cristina Leston-Bandeira
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
Solo, Group, or Team Effort? Work Dynamics of Parliamentary Offices for Parliamentarians' Political Communications
Sebastian Ludwicki-Ziegler
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
Role Conceptualisations and the Purple Zone: Parliamentary Staff Through the Eyes of Former MPs
Kanerva Kuokkanen and Marjukka Weide
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
Staff Matters: The Effect of Political Group Staff on MP Activity in the Netherlands
Simon Otjes and Gijs Jan Brandsma
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
Echoes and Barriers: Staff as Key Actors in the Representative Process
Meagan Cloutier
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
The Parapolitical Path to Parliament: Former Political Support Staff as Parliamentary Members
Anchrit Wille and Mark Bovens
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 7 January 2026
Achieving Inclusion: University Staff Working in Third Space Between Academic and Professional Spheres of Activity
Celia Whitchurch
Article | Open Access | Social Inclusion | Published: 7 January 2026
Intersectionality at German Universities: Empowering Teaching Staff as Change Agents With Higher Education Didactic Workshops
Julia Mergner, Sude Pekşen and Liudvika Leišytė
Article | Open Access | Social Inclusion | Published: 7 January 2026
Embracing Paradox Realities: Racially Minoritised Women and Gender‐Based Violence in Higher Education
Anke Lipinsky, Bruna Cristina Jaquetto Pereira and Vilana Pilinkaitė Sotirovič
Article | Open Access | Social Inclusion | Published: 7 January 2026
Early Career Researchers as Stakeholders in University Decision‐Making in Europe: Comparative Perspectives
Liudvika Leišytė, Ivana Načinović Braje, Shulamit Almog, Sultan Baysan, Teresa Carvalho, Dovilė Daunoraitė, Sara Diogo, Panourgias Papaioannou, Anna Farmaki, Shlomit Feldman, Rakibe Külcür, Inga Matijošytė, Sandra Pralgauskaitė, Vanya Rangelova and Dalia Šatkovskienė
Article | Open Access | Social Inclusion | Published: 7 January 2026