Udenrigsudvalget 2012-13
URU Alm.del Bilag 26
Offentligt
TheDanish Institute for International Studies (DIIS),theDanish Institute for Parties andDemocracy (DIPD) and Aberystwyth Universityhave the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar on:
Opportunities and Challenges in Political Democracy SupportWednesday, 28 November 2012, 13.30-17.00Danish Institute for International StudiesMain AuditoriumStrandgade 71, ground floor, 1401 Copenhagen KBackground‘Political’ democracy support by parties and political foundations has played an important parthistorically in democracy promotion and continues to be the centre ground of action for manydemocracy activists. Yet, interesting challenges face these explicitly ‘political’ democracysupporters today.On the one hand, concrete challenges in world politics today stretch the capacity of theseorganizations in new ways. On the other hand, key underlying questions continue to revolvearound how political party support work fits with the agendas of key international donors –especially those which perceive ‘political’ democracy support as potentially partisan or overlypolitical.What should be the role of explicitly political actors in democracy support today? Whatopportunities and challenges are these types of actors faced with today? In the context of risingdebate over democracy’s multiple potential meanings, how conducive are the politically neutralaims and technical management instruments of donors in facilitating the work of party politicaland political foundation actors? How, and to what extent, can the politics of democracy support beplayed out today in the professionalized structures of democracy assistance?To examine the unique contributions but also the complications of political party and foundationwork in today’s democracy support, this seminar brings together scholars who have reflected on therole of politics in democracy assistance and practitioners who have sought to find effective ways tonavigate the complicated waters of politics in assistance work.Specifically, the seminar explores both the opportunities and the challenges surrounding thequestion of ‘politics’ in political democracy support work and asks what the role of politicaldemocracy support work should be today.SpeakersChristian Friis Bach,Danish Minister for Development CooperationMilja Kurki,Professor, Aberystwyth UniversityThomas Carothers,Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceRoel von Meijenfeldt,Chairperson, European Partnership for DemocracyAndrea Ostheimer,Programme Director, Konrad-Adenauer-StiftungSteen Christensen,International Consultant, the Social DemocratsBjørn Førde,Director, DIPDProgramme
More details about the speakers and the seminar are available on ourwebsite.Practical InformationThe seminar will be held inEnglish.Participation isfree of charge,butregistration is required.Please use ouronline registration formno later thanTuesday, 27 November 2012 at 12.00 noon.Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.Sincerely,Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)The Conference SectionStrandgade 56DK-1401 Copenhagen KDenmarkPh. (+45) 32 69 87 51Fax (+45) 32 69 87 00E-mail:[email protected]Web:www.diis.dkFeel free to forward this invitation to others with a potential interest in the seminar.For other public DIIS meetings, please visit our website onwww.diis.dk.If you did not receive this invitation directly from DIIS and wish to receive invitations to futureevents at DIIS, please use the following link:www.diis.dk/sw7899.aspIf you no longer wish to receive invitations directly from DIIS, please send an e-mail about this to[email protected](and please remember to state your name and organisation).Please note that DIIS is not responsible for invitations forwarded to you by others.
