About the network

The European Information and Research Network on Parliamentary History is a cluster of European research institutions and experts in parliamentary history. The network facilitates the exchange and dissemination of knowledge as well as promotes comparative studies on the development of parliamentary culture in Europe.

The network also seeks to help institutions becoming more visible beyond their national boundaries and facilitates cooperation between the participating institutions.

  Background

In October 2007 the leading representatives of a number of European research institutes agreed upon establishing a European information and research network on parliamentary history.

The main idea of the network is to enhance international cooperation in the area of parliamentary history and development by creating a cluster, which is to include all European research institutions and experts in parliamentary history. The main goals of the network are to:

• facilitate the exchange and dissemination of knowledge and promote comparative studies on the development of parliamentary culture in Europe. Cooperation between the participating institutions and joint research projects can thus be organized much more easily.
• help to make participating institutions more visible beyond their national boundaries.
• provide the general public with easier access to the results of existing and new research.

All members of the network will be connected by joining this central internet portal „EuParl.Net“, which will function as a virtual communication network for scientific projects and experts on parliamentarianism in Europe.

  Coordinators

Dr. Adéla Gjuričová
(Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague)

Verena Mink
(KGParl, Berlin)

  Participants