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The Montesquieu Institute (MI) for the study of comparative European parliamentary history and constitutional development was launched in the summer of 2007. Read more about the opening of the MI.
In 2008, the institute started with its various programmes: scientific research, symposia and seminars, permanent and refresher courses and knowledge exchange programmes.
The Montesquieu Institute is a multifunctional centre for comparative studies, education, dialogue and debate. It supports those involved in fostering and strengthening democracy. It aims at serving students and specific target groups such as parliamentarians and other politicians, civil servants, educators, journalists and those employed by interest groups.
The Montesquieu Institute is an initiative by:
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-Campus The Hague, Leiden University
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-Public law department of the Faculty of Law, University of Maastricht
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-Centre for Parliamentary History (CPG), Radboud University of Nijmegen
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-Documentation centre Dutch Political Parties (DNPP), University of Groningen
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-Parliamentary Documentation Centre (PDC), Leiden University
For more information on the partners, please click here.
The Montesquieu Institute collaborates with other research centres and institutes in Europe on research and educational programmes that focus on parliamentary history, political culture, and political relations and developments in the EU member states and the European Union. It is a meeting point for researchers from all over Europe.
The Montesquieu Institute will also disclose on the internet information on the polity of the Netherlands and of the European Union towards members of the administration, journalists, politicians and interested citizens, in a user-friendly and manageable way .
The Montesquieu Institute operates from several locations: it is seated in The Hague, close to the parliament, as well as in Maastricht. In 2008, activities in Groningen and Nijmegen were also commenced.
For further information regarding courses, programmes and various activities:
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-Phone: +31-70-3630105 or +31-70-3560238
Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French philosopher and founder of the paradigm of the separation of the legislative, the judiciary and the executive powers (the Trias Politica), necessary for creating a healthy balance of power between the various constitutional bodies.
Following his example, the Montesquieu Institute will study the parliamentary and constitutional experiences of the different member-states of the European Union, both past and present.
This knowledge must be processed into a reliable source of information for inspiring the use of familiar or new constitutional practices in Europe.
