20th IPSA World Congress

CDI Director Dr Ben Reilly attended and spoke at the 20th World Congress of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), which addressed the theme of "Is Democracy Working?".

The meeting, held in Fukuoka, Japan, from 9-13 July 2006, focussed on democracy's impact on the boundaries and institutions of global, national, regional and local politics. The World Congress was attended by several thousand political scientists, officials, and digitaries from around the world, making it one of the largest gatherings to explore the impact of democracy. Dr Reilly chaired one session, on the growing impact of semi-presidentialism, and delivered a paper on the subject of political party reform to a panel on "Political Parties and Democratisation", which looked at issues of party regulations and funding, gender quotas, and the internal functioning of political parties.

The keynote address was delivered by Mrs Sadako Ogata, the former head of the UNHCR. Click on the links below for more information on the XX World Congress and a copy of Dr Reilly's paper:

	20th IPSA World Congress
	'Political Parties and Political Engineering in Divided Societies' - Benjamin Reilly

^ Drs Smita Notosusanto of the Centre for Electoral Reform (CETRO) in Indonesia, Vidar Helgsen, Secretary-General of International IDEA, and CDI Director Ben Reilly at the XX World Congress in Fukuoka , Japan.	^ Mrs Sadako Ogata, the former head of UNHCR, delivering the keynote address at the IPSA World Congress on "Is Democracy Working?".	^ Ben Reilly with Pippa Norris, head of the Democratic Governance Unit in the United Nations Development Program, New York.