New Efforts to Promote Democracy - Stanford Symposium
CDI Director Ben Reilly participated in an international symposium on "New Efforts to Promote Democracy" hosted by the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University, on 31 May and 1 June.
The Symposium brought together major US and international democracy promotion organisations to look at some of the new efforts to promote democracy, particularly by some of the smaller organisations around the world and how they can be effective. CDI was one of the first organisations invited to this symposium, with organiser Larry Diamond noting that "the small scale and focused strategy of CDI makes it a particularly relevant model for some of the new democracy promotion efforts around the world".
The workshop focussed on questions of structure, approach, funding and evaluation for democracy promotion organisations. A website serving as a nodal point for democracy promotion organisations will be established as a result of the workshop.
Dr Reilly gave a presentation on the history, programme and structure of CDI. Other participants at the workshop included Carl Gershman, President of the National Endowment for Democracy; Wen-Cheng Lin, President of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy; and Alejandro Toledo, former President of Peru, as well as representatives from the newer democracy promotion organizations in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Representatives of the US and Canadian foreign services also attended the event.
Click on these links to access the event programme and report:
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| ^ (l to r) Alejandro Toledo, former President of Peru, with CDI Director Dr Ben Reilly |
^ (l to r) Professor Larry Diamond with Alejandro Toledo at the Stanford workshop.
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^ Stanford University campus.
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