We are excited to announce that IPEN’s latest resource – an online map showing the different public engagement activities delivered by parliaments around the world – will be launched on the IPEN website this 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).
The Mapping public engagement in parliaments across the world project involved designing a questionnaire that was shared with parliaments through different networks, including through the IPEN community. Thanks very much to everyone who helped us build this dataset.
The map will be launched in Westminster (London, UK) on Thursday 25 September (16:00-18:00 GMT+1 / UK time) at an in-person event – please get in touch with us at [email protected] if you would like to attend.
This will be followed by an online event specifically designed for IPEN members on Tuesday 21 October, 9:30-10.30 GMT+1 / UK time. Further details can be found here.
The online map will be made available in the global mapping section of the IPEN website towards the end this month.
We hope this will be a useful resource for you to find out about activities going on elsewhere and form the basis of new partnerships, collaborations and innovations.
Find out more about the Mapping public engagement in parliaments across the world project.
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Article published on 18 September 2025.