CDI Advises Solomon Islands Government
CDI Director Ben Reilly was one of several international experts to advise the Solomon Islands government on proposed political reforms at a special forum in Honiara in September.
The forum, “Political Stability and Governance in Solomon Islands: Potential for Reform” was organised by the Lowy Institute and the Solomon Islands government to examine the potential for increased stability through political integrity legislation in Solomon Islands. The conference discussed the different reform models available to strengthen political stability, drawing on the experience of key cases such as Papua New Guinea, as well as other Pacific countries.
The recommendations from the conference have been passed on to the Solomon Islands government to use as a guideline for new legislation on this subject.
The reforms discussed were an example of the growing international trend towards ambitious political party regulation and engineering which are examined in detail in CDI’s new book ‘Political Parties in Conflict-Prone Societies’. As well as speaking at the conference, Prof Reilly presented a copy of CDI’s new study on this subject to Mr John Keniapisia, Special Secretary to Prime Minister Derek Sikua.
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