Parliamentary Research

The annual Day of Parliamentary Research brings researchers from different disciplines to the Austrian Parliament and promotes exchange with parliamentary practice. The event features the presentation and discussion of the latest research and connects research and parliamentary practice.

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• the 2026 Day of Parliamentary Research,
• previous events and upcoming calls.

The "Research Year in Parliament" is awarded annually and supports a research project on a topic relevant to Parliament. Researchers from all academic disciplines are invited to submit their ideas. From all submissions, the Scientific Advisory Board, consisting of four renowned researchers of different disciplines and the former Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Parliament, selects one particularly innovative and excellent project.

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• the projects that were selected so far,
• all necessary information concerning the submission of project ideas, 
• the members of the Scientific Advisory Board.

In close cooperation, the Legal, Legislative, and Research Services (RLW) of the Parliamentary Administration and the Parliamentary Library provide a bibliography of publications in the field of parliamentary research. As part of the library’s search portal it is publicly available to everyone.

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• where you can browse a wide range of curated resources that contribute to academic research on parliaments and how they work,
• how you can contribute to a growing and up to date-bibliography.