Pioneering Global Map on Public Engagement launched by IPEN
Over the past two years, the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN) has developed a project to put together a pioneering map of the services that parliaments offer across the world on public engagement. To date this information had not been available, with the map providing vital insights into how parliaments are trying to strengthen engagement with citizens at a time of acute decline of trust in politics and democracy.
This project was facilitated thanks to a UK Parliament POST Fellowship, led by Dr Elise Uberoi (from the UK Parliament and Deputy Chair of IPEN) in collaboration with Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira (POLIS and Chair of IPEN). The project was implemented by Dr Laura Sudulich from the University of Essex and counted with the participation of countless IPEN members. IPEN brings together parliamentary officials and academics from across the world.
Professor Leston-Bandeira was one of the speakers at an event in Westminster on the 25 September 2025 to launch the global map. The event was very well received and will be followed up by an online launch for IPEN members on the 21st October.
The pioneering map can be accessed on IPEN’s website at: https://ipen-network.org/mapping-public-engagement-in-parliaments-across-the-world/