Centre for Democratic Institutions

Elections and Conflict Workshop

CDI Director Ben Reilly was the keynote speaker at a high-level workshop on Elections and Conflict held in Canada in October 2009.

Sponsored by the North South Institute, the event took place on October 29-30, in Ottawa, Canada, and was held in the context of high-stakes elections in conflict-prone states around the world, from Afghanistan to Sudan. There is increasing recognition that there are lessons to be learned from conflict-affected elections as a basis for more effective conflict prevention and mitigation.

The Ottawa workshop addressed the causes, indicators and consequences of electoral discord and violence with the goal of articulating good practices for conflict prevention and mitigation before, during and after elections. The event brought together a combination of policy experts, officials and UN election administrators for an expert panel discussion. Professor Reilly discussed the Asia-Pacific experience of elections and conflict, and options in terms of mechanisms of representation.

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	Crawford School of Economics and Government	ANU College of Asia and the Pacific	The Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI) is a government-funded body that supports the efforts of new democracies in the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen their political systems. It provides training, technical assistance and peer support for parliamentarians and emerging leaders in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, with a particular focus on Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji. The Australian Government established CDI in 1998. It is funded primarily by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). One of the primary ways in which CDI works to promote democracy is through strengthening parliamentary governance and political parties. The Centre focusses on parliamentary and political party development, and conducts flagship training courses and policy-relevant research on these subjects.
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