Portail eLearning AGORA pour le développement parlementaire

At the end of this course, you will better understand: 

1. Why we practice parliamentary oversight (theory) 

2. What parliamentary oversight is and is not (the tools) 

3. How parliamentary oversight is carried out (the practice) 

4. The implications of parliamentary oversight (the politics) 

Throughout, you will be able to explore a wide range of case studies from across Europe and beyond.  

This course was written by Associate Professor Dr. Olivier Rozenberg, Sciences Po.

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Legislation constitutes the product of a lengthy process, beginning from a policy concept and ending with the realisation of the desired regulatory results

The legislative drafting process is part of the legislative (law-making) process, which in turn is part of the policy (governance) process.

The course consists of 8 modules. Please click on the "Launch the learning module" in order to start the course

This course was written by Professor Helen Xanthaki, University College London, with the support of Dr. Maria Mousmouti and Dr. Constantin Stefanou.

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Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to:

• Understand why committees play an important role in parliamentary work;
• Understand international practices and procedures of parliamentary committee systems;
• Be able to critically assess committee systems’ internal design choices, depending on their own country context.

• Identify the key texts that outline gender sensitive parliamentary norms
• Identify, in their own parliamentary contexts, key decision makers and influencers that will support gender sensitive change
• Critically assess the merits and applicability to their own parliamentary context of gender sensitive changes that have been adopted elsewhere
• Design and defend a contextually-appropriate gender sensitive parliamentary change.

The course content consists of standard materials and a game-based tool which puts you in situations challenging you with handling conversions with various governmental and non-governmental actors.

Disponible en: English, Português

Extractive industries can be a powerful driver of economic growth, but the extraction of non-renewable resources from the earth is linked to considerable political and economic risks. This course combines thematic expertise with global best-practices to provide parliamentarians and other oversight actors including SAI and civil society with a toolset for the transparent, independent and accountable management of extractive projects.

O nosso curso de aprendizagem eletrónica sobre a Mesa Redonda de Industria Extrativa e Grandes Obras Públicas (Mesa Redonda de IE e FP) está agora disponível em Português no Portal de Aprendizagem Eletrónica. O curso foi elaborado pelo Projeto para o Reforço das Competências Técnicas e Funcionais das Instituições Superiores de Controlo (ISC), Parlamentos Nacionais e Sociedade Civil para o Controlo das Finanças Públicas nos PALOP e Timor-Leste (Pro PALOP-TL ISC). Este projeto é inteiramente financiado pela União Europeia e diretamente administrado pelo PNUD.

A new e-learning course by AGORA, in cooperation with pro Pro PALOP-TL SAI

Disponible en: English, Português

This course explores how parliaments can take more effective and responsive action on climate change by strengthening their engagement with civil society. Building on the many success stories and best practices shared on AGORA’s Climate Portal, the course highlights initiatives, strategies and new technologies that help parliamentarians connect with the people they represent. Aimed at parliaments and civil society, this course hopes to inspire stronger and more effective collaboration on climate action.