Resources on the theme of Youth Parliaments are now available for members in our IPEN MS Teams space.
They include two case studies, written by Emma Brewis (Postgraduate Researcher at the University of Leeds) alongside IPEN members from the Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) and the Parliament of Indonesia.
Emma has also put together the first of our quick guides which shares insights and tips on setting up and running youth parliaments.
Explore the resources
The following case studies and quick guides can be accessed by IPEN members in the files section of Channel 1.1: Toolkits, Case Studies and Quick Guides in MS Teams:
- Case Study – Indonesia Youth Parliament
- Case Study – Welsh Youth Parliament
- Quick Guide to Youth Parliaments
Create your own case study / quick guide
If you would like to share your work as a case study or are interested in working with us to create more quick guides, then we would love to hear from you. These can be on any theme connected to public engagement with parliament.
More information can be found here on the IPEN website.
Critical Conversation – Youth Parliaments
We’ll be holding our second Critical Conversation event in a couple of months time on the theme of youth parliaments. This event will be open to all IPEN members – please look out in MS Teams and future newsletters for information, date and times.
For these events, we are keen to discuss real life issues and challenges that practitioners face on specific themes related to public engagement with parliament.
If there’s a particular aspect relating to youth parliaments (or anything connected to involving young people in decision making) that you’d like to propose for this event, then please email us at ipen@leeds.ac.uk. It could be some advice you’re looking for, a particular problem you are trying to solve, or practice you’d like to share.
Join IPEN
If your work or research is connected to youth parliaments, you are very welcome to apply to join the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN).
The network brings together academics, parliamentary officials and third sector representatives from across the world, to promote collaboration and encourage knowledge sharing around parliaments and public engagement.
Images
1. IPEN case studies and quick guide on the theme of Youth Parliaments.
2. Welsh Youth Parliament Residential in the Chamber, 26 November 2022 Senedd Ieuenctid Cymru, Gyfarfod Preswyl yn y Siambr, 26 Tachwedd 2022. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
3. IPEN brings together academics, parliamentary officials and third sector representatives from across the world.
Page published on 25 April 2025