Seminars

Since the launch of the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN) in March 2020, we’ve held a very popular seminar series for members of the network. These seminars spotlight different types of engagement initiatives from around the world and associated research and they are held on IPEN’s MS Teams home.

In May 2022, IPEN started to co-host the global Public Engagement Hub of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in partnership with its Centre for Innovation in Parliament (CIP). Through the Hub, we co-organise monthly webinars, which are hosted on Zoom and open to wider audiences with an interest in public engagement with parliaments.

Below you’ll find a list of upcoming and past seminars.

You can find out how to join IPEN here.

From Georgia to Indonesia: Legal frameworks and meaningful public participation

8 November 2023 — This Public Engagement Hub seminar, jointly organised by the IPU and...
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Special Issue roundtable on ‘Public Engagement in the Work of Parliaments: Global Practitioner Perspectives’

25 October 2023 — A Special Issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies on the theme...
National Assembly Building with Mace Abuja Nigeria

Public petitions: case studies from Nigeria

4 October 2023 — This Public Engagement Hub seminar will focus on public petitions...
Presentation slides for Pedagogic Mission at the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies and the UK Parliament Teacher Training Programme

Teacher training by parliaments: case studies from Brazil and the UK

6 September 2023 — This Public Engagement Hub seminar will showcase how two parliaments have...

Youth parliaments

11 July 2023 — Youth Parliaments are one of the main public engagement tools used...
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Citizens’ Assemblies as a method to engage citizens with policy making: Case studies from Australia and Germany

27 June 2023 — This Public Engagement Hub seminar will focus on deliberative democracy methods...

Processing high volumes of inputs from citizen engagement in parliamentary business: Case study from Brazil

16 May 2023 — In this second seminar on processing mass data, we will consider tools...
Brussels parliament building

Engaging with future generations

28 March 2023 — This IPU/IPEN Public Engagement Hub seminar will lead a reflection on how...