Democratie en Ontwikkeling

Background Each year the SID in the Netherlands organises a series of lectures around a theme of central relevance to the debate and policy making on international cooperation. In the academic year 2006-2007, Democracy and Development was the theme of a very successful and thought-provoking series.This conference aims to explore an orientation framework for policy implications for different stakeholders involved in international cooperation in the Netherlands, Europe and internationally: policy makers politicians and parliamentarians, non-governmental organizations, research centres and academics. The conference will look at the subject of Democracy and Development from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

I Part – Keynote speeches

9.00 – 9.30 Registration with coffee/tea
9.30 – 9.45 Welcome and Introduction – Ruud Treffers, Director General International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands) (chair)
9.45 – 10.10 Opening speech – Bert Koenders, Minister for Development Cooperation
(Netherlands)
10.10 – 10.30 Questions for the speaker and plenary discussion with participants
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee/tea
11.00 – 12.20 Democracy and Development, – William Easterly, New York University Professor and former World Bank economist.  ppt-presentation
Democracy Building Globally: How can Europe contribute?– Vidar Helgesen, Secretary-General International IDEA Tekst als .pdf-bestand

12.20 – 13.20 Q&A and plenary discussion (incl. reaction of Southern counterparts)
Moderator: Augustine Magolowondo (Malawi), ESARP Coordinator, NIMD
13.20 – 14.00 Lunch break

II Part – Responding to challenges and dilemmas

14.00 – 14.30 Politics and Policies, Introductory speech – Bernard Bot, President NIMD, Incoming President Clingendael Institute of International Relations, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
14.30 – 16.00 Panel of expert stakeholders, chaired by Ignas Kleden, Chairman Steering Committee Indonesian Community for Democracy

Each panellist will have 10 minutes to respond to the main challenges raised in the summary of the SID lecture series and to present his/hers views from a standpoint of a representative of his/hers respective stakeholder’s group.

1. William Easterly
2. René Grotenhuis, Director Cordaid
3. Jean Bossuyt, Programme Director European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
4. Vidar Helgesen
5. Roel von Meijenfeldt, Executive Director NIMD
6. Chantal Gill’ard, Member the Second Chamber, Dutch Parliament (Labour Party)

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee/tea
16.30 – 17.30 Q & A Plenary discussion
17.30 – 17.55 Looking forward, visions of the future – Lena Hjelm-Wallén, president of the Olof Palme International Center, International IDEA and the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity. Former deputy prime minister Tekst als .pdf-bestand
17.55 – 18.00 Closing remarks by Jos van Gennip, President of SID International and
Netherlands Chapter, former member of the Netherlands’ Upper Chamber
18.00 – 19.00 Reception