Organized by the School of Government of the Universidad Austral Organized by the Chair of Parliamentary Studies at the University of Luxembourg, the third edition of the workshop will take place on August 5 and 6 at the Buenos Aires City Legislature and the National Congress. The event will bring together academics and legislators from Argentina and the region to discuss the role of parliaments.
City of Buenos Aires, July 26, 2024 – The International Centre for Parliamentary Studies, Research and Foresight (CIDEIPP) of the School of Government of the Universidad AustralIn conjunction with the Chair of Parliamentary Studies at the University of Luxembourg, we are convening the third edition of the International Workshop for Academics and Parliamentarians, under the theme “Democracy and Parliaments: Past, Present, and Future.” The event is free but requires registration. provided.
The agenda includes discussions on online deliberative democracy; parliamentary diplomacy and parliaments' foreign policy; leadership, pluralism, dialogue, and consensus building; strategies for improved political communication by parliaments; artificial intelligence and new technologies; indicators for building democratic parliaments; the history of parliamentarism in perspective; parliaments and global affairs; democratic quality; state transformation and the contribution of parliaments to progress; legislative modernization, transparency, efficiency, and effectiveness; scientific legislative advice; subnational foreign policy; and parliaments of the future.
The panelists come from Argentina, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, the United States, Luxembourg, Mexico, Peru, Portugal and Uruguay, among others.
The meeting includes the Argentine National Congress and the Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, along with other institutions such as the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Institute of Political Training and Public Management of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires.
In the words of Dr. Juan de Dios Cincunegui, director of CIDEIPP: “This is a space for reflection and dialogue whose purpose is to combine the patience, technical expertise, and depth of the academic community with the drive, practicality, and immediacy that the political community faces daily in responding to increasingly complex and growing community demands.” He added: “If institutions don't adapt, they risk disappearing like the dinosaurs. Given the speed of change, simply adapting to the present is no longer enough. The real challenge is anticipating the future.”
Registration: https://www.austral.edu.ar/escueladegobierno/taller-internacional-de-academicos-y-parlamentarios/
