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 a series of 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.
Public engagement in parliamentary work on climate change
29 January 2024 — This Public Engagement Hub seminar will focus on public engagement with...
The integrated approach to Irish Sign Language in the Houses of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament)
13 December 2023 — This IPEN seminar will showcase how the Irish Sign Language (ISL)...
From Georgia to Indonesia: Legal frameworks and meaningful public participation
8 November 2023 — This Public Engagement Hub seminar, jointly organised by the IPU and...
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...
Public petitions: case studies from Nigeria
4 October 2023 — This Public Engagement Hub seminar will focus on public petitions...
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...
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...