11 March 2024
This Public Engagement Hub seminar will focus on the use of social media by parliaments to boost public engagement, drawing from recent research on the topic.
Speakers: Isabele B. Mitozo (Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil); Thales Quintão (Research Fellow, Political Science Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Chair: Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira (University of Leeds and Chair of IPEN)
Isabele B. Mitozo and Thales Quintão are well known researchers in this area, providing us with a unique insight into the trends in the use of social media by parliament.
The seminar will follow an in-conversation format, through which the speakers will discuss challenges and benefits faced by parliament in the use of social media to engage with citizens, as well as identifying trends in the way this use has developed and an overview of current practice.
This event will take place on Zoom and is open to anyone with an interest in public engagement with parliaments.
It will will be presented in English. Translation will be available from/to French.
Find out more and register here.
About the Public Engagement Hub seminar series
This seminar is jointly organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN). The event is part of a series of webinars hosted by the Public Engagement Hub.
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