A new online map showing public engagement activities delivered by parliaments around the world was revealed at a launch event in Westminster, London, on 25 September.
This accessible global map is the outcome of a two-year research project undertaken by Dr Laura Sudulich (University of Essex, UK) as a Parliamentary Academic Fellow at the UK Parliament through its Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology, in partnership with the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN).
Chaired by Professor Shane Martin (University of Essex), the launch event gave attendees an insight into how the map came about and the process of creating it.
Laura gave an overview of the map and the project, and was joined by Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira (University of Leeds and Chair of IPEN) and Dr Elise Uberoi (UK House of Commons and Deputy Chair of IPEN).
Elise Uberoi said of the launch event:
“Laura’s insightful presentation was followed by a some really interesting questions and thoughtful discussion of how the map might be used in the future. It was a great opportunity to celebrate the outcome of this exciting project.”
Cristina Leston-Bandeira added:
“As you can imagine, it’s a challenge to get a profile of what public engagement services parliaments offer all across the world. It’s great to see that, through this project, we’ve managed to collate data from 65 parliaments.”
IPEN members will get a chance to find out more about the map at an online seminar on 21 October.
The interactive map is now available to all here via the IPEN website.
Parliaments not yet represented on the map are welcome to fill in this survey to ensure their details can be included.
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Elise Uberoi, Cristina Leston-Bandeira, Shane Martin and Laura Sudulich at the launch of the global map of public engagement in Westminster, London, September 2025.
17 October 2025