21 October 2025
Speakers: Dr Laura Sudulich (Parliamentary Academic Fellow based at the University of Essex); Professor Cristina Leston Bandeira (Chair of IPEN and University of Leeds)
Chair: Dr Elise Uberoi (Deputy Chair of IPEN and Head of Social Policy Section, House of Commons Library)
Details: This IPEN seminar will showcase a new accessible global map of public engagement practice.
The map is the outcome of a two-year research project undertaken by Dr Laura Sudulich as a Parliamentary Academic Fellow at the UK Parliament through its Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology, in partnership with IPEN.
Hosted on the IPEN website, this interactive map shows how parliaments across the world engage with the public. It displays data on how parliaments share information about their role and activity, educate people about parliament, and the opportunities they offer for further citizen involvement.
Laura Sudulich will introduce the map and give an overview of how it works, how it was created and how it is intended to be used. Laura designed a questionnaire that was shared with parliaments around the world using various networks, including IPEN.
Cristina Leston-Bandeira will reflect on how academic research on legislative organisations impacts on the activity of parliamentary officials and the functioning of parliaments.
One of the aims of this project is to build global connections between parliaments’ efforts to inform and engage the public and those who are involved in them. Through this seminar, participants will find out more about how they can use the map as a resource to identify new connections and learning opportunities.
This online seminar will take place in MS Teams and is open to members of the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN).
The event follows a formal launch of the map, taking place in London on 25 September.
Find out more about the network.
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