Training Young - Leaders
Democratization and Reform
Dec. 8, 2007 - Dec. 11, 2007
Ramallah
Speakers
Dr. GregoryMahler
Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Earlham College, Richmond, US
Lecture Program
08
12 2007
9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Welcoming Address / Opening Remarks
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA, Jerusalem
Welcoming Address / Opening Remarks
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The Palestinian Political System after Oslo: Failures and Achievements in State Formation and Governance
Dr. Jamil Hilal, Sociologist and Senior Researcher at Muwatin, Ramallah
The Palestinian Political System after Oslo: Failures and Achievements in State Formation and Governance
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Break
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Break
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
History and Theories of Democracy (definition, conceptions of democracy in Western political thought, normative and ideological issues in the study and practice of democracy, how contemporary democracies work).
Dr. Nasif Mu’allem, Director, Palestinian Center for Peace and Development (PCPD), Ramallah
History and Theories of Democracy (definition, conceptions of democracy in Western political thought, normative and ideological issues in the study and practice of democracy, how contemporary democracies work).
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2:15 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Democratic values and norms / Institutional features of democratic political systems / Democratic rights and practices.
Dr. Nasif Mu’allem
Democratic values and norms / Institutional features of democratic political systems / Democratic rights and practices.
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Break
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Break
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Democracy, Reform and the Issues of Nation, Identity and State
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Democracy, Reform and the Issues of Nation, Identity and State
7:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
09
12 2007
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Democratization in an Islamic Environment
Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Al-Quds University
Democratization in an Islamic Environment
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Break
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Break
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Institutional Reform in Palestine – A Foreign/Donors’ Perspective
Gerhard Pulfer, Governance Strategy Group Coordinator Ingo Buettner, Local Aid Coordination Secretariat, Governance
Institutional Reform in Palestine – A Foreign/Donors’ Perspective
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
The state of democracy in Palestine - failures and achievements in the democratization process to date
Khalil Nakhleh, Independent Development & Academic Consultant, Ramallah
The state of democracy in Palestine - failures and achievements in the democratization process to date
4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Break
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Break
4:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Leadership Styles (leadership types, various personalities, convincing others, leaving an impression, understanding what makes a leader, motivating others, leadership in cultural and situational contexts, leadership ethics)
Dr. Mahmoud Baidoun,Senior Trainer and Clinical Supervisor, Birzeit University
Leadership Styles (leadership types, various personalities, convincing others, leaving an impression, understanding what makes a leader, motivating others, leadership in cultural and situational contexts, leadership ethics)
7:45 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
10
12 2007
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Connection between Constitution & Democracy (Processes of Constitution Building up to the Post Enactment Stage)
Dr. GregoryMahler, Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Earlham College, Richmond, US
Connection between Constitution & Democracy (Processes of Constitution Building up to the Post Enactment Stage)
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Break
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Break
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Democratic Governance (government transparency, government responsiveness to citizenry, representation. legislative and executive structures and processes, fighting corruption).
Dr. Gregory Mahler
Democratic Governance (government transparency, government responsiveness to citizenry, representation. legislative and executive structures and processes, fighting corruption).
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Reforms, Development and Foreign Involvement (interaction between economics and politics; reform programs and their implications for social change and democracy; influence of international aid, foreign interests, etc.).
Khalil Nakhleh
Reforms, Development and Foreign Involvement (interaction between economics and politics; reform programs and their implications for social change and democracy; influence of international aid, foreign interests, etc.).
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Break
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Break
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Fostering democratic political change in the Middle East (regional experiences of democratic transition and democratization; lessons and pitfalls to learn from past international democracy and reform promotion activity; obstacles to democratization)
Dr. GregoryMahler
Fostering democratic political change in the Middle East (regional experiences of democratic transition and democratization; lessons and pitfalls to learn from past international democracy and reform promotion activity; obstacles to democratization)
7:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
11
12 2007
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Policies, practices and role of specific actors in the process of democratization (e.g., voting, campaigning, participation, army / police, NGOs, private sector, political parties, etc.)
Dr. GregoryMahler
Policies, practices and role of specific actors in the process of democratization (e.g., voting, campaigning, participation, army / police, NGOs, private sector, political parties, etc.)
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Break
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Break
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Requirements and Needs of Public Sector Reform
Usama Al-Bast, General Director, Reform File, President’s Office, Ramallah
Requirements and Needs of Public Sector Reform
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Reform Advocacy: The Role of Civil Society Organizations and the Media
Dr. Azmi Shuaibi, General Coordinator for the Coalition for Accountability and Integration, Ramallah
Reform Advocacy: The Role of Civil Society Organizations and the Media
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Break
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Break
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Democratization and Minorities: The Case of Christians in Palestine
Father Jamal Khader, Latin Patriarchate, Beit Jala/ Arab Women’s Conception of Democracy Amira Silmi, Birzeit University, Institute of Women Studies
Democratization and Minorities: The Case of Christians in Palestine
7:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Wrap up and final discussion
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Wrap up and final discussion
7:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
