PASSIA Training Program - on
Party Development
April 3, 2008 - April 7, 2008
Jericho
Speakers
Baha Al-Bakri
Former Senior Official at the Central Election Commission; Lecturer of Law, Birzeit University
Andreas Weigel
MP (SPD), Member of the Disarmament, Control of Armament and Non-Proliferation Committee
Lecture Program
03
04 2008
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.
Introduction
Dr. George Giacaman, Director of Muwatin, Ramallah
Introduction
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Break
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Break
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Introduction, contd.
Dr. George Giacaman
Introduction, contd.
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2:15 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Legal and Constitutional Frameworks for Party Formation: Provisions and Rules Governing the Creation, Registration, Operation, Financing and Dissolution of Political Parties.
Baha Al-Bakri, former Senior Official at the Central Election Commission; Lecturer of Law, Birzeit University
Legal and Constitutional Frameworks for Party Formation: Provisions and Rules Governing the Creation, Registration, Operation, Financing and Dissolution of Political Parties.
4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Break
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Break
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Leadership Styles
Dr. Mahmoud Baidoun, Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor, Ramallah
Leadership Styles
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
04
04 2008
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Leadership Styles, contd.
Dr. Mahmoud Baidoun
Leadership Styles, contd.
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Break
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Break
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Leadership Styles, contd.
Dr. Mahmoud Baidoun
Leadership Styles, contd.
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Legal Basis and Constitutional Framework for Parties
Christian Lange, MP (SPD), Chairman of the SPD in the Federal State Baden Württemberg
Legal Basis and Constitutional Framework for Parties
4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Break
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Break
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Party in Parliament; Discussion with German Members of Parliament:
Siegmund Ehrmann; Kerstin Griese; Christian Lange; Carola Reimann; Andreas Weigel
Party in Parliament; Discussion with German Members of Parliament:
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
05
04 2008
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Introduction; Strategic planning and strategic thinking; Importance and effectiveness of strategic planning; Stakeholders
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian, Director of Development and Projects, President’s Office, Ramallah
Introduction; Strategic planning and strategic thinking; Importance and effectiveness of strategic planning; Stakeholders
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Environmental scanning; Components; Tools-SWOT and 7 S analysis; Data collection methods
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian
Environmental scanning; Components; Tools-SWOT and 7 S analysis; Data collection methods
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Break
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Break
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Environmental scanning (continued)
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian
Environmental scanning (continued)
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Environmental scanning (continued)
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian
Environmental scanning (continued)
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Break
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Break
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Visions and missions
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian
Visions and missions
5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Break
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Break
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Strategy planning and implementation
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian
Strategy planning and implementation
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
06
04 2008
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Party Formation: History of Palestinian Political Parties
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA
Party Formation: History of Palestinian Political Parties
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Break
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Break
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Concept of Leadership (Why political leadership is important; what makes a leader; leadership and vision; Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Generation of Leaders)
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA
Concept of Leadership (Why political leadership is important; what makes a leader; leadership and vision; Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Generation of Leaders)
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Political Parties and the Citizenry (Why political parties are an important element in a democracy; how parties gain or lose credibility; how political parties can respond more effectively to the citizens concerns)
Dr. Azmi Shuaibi, General Coordinator for the Coalition for Accountability and Integration, Ramallah
Political Parties and the Citizenry (Why political parties are an important element in a democracy; how parties gain or lose credibility; how political parties can respond more effectively to the citizens concerns)
4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Break
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Break
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Political Parties and the Citizenry, contd.
Dr. Azmi Shuaibi
Political Parties and the Citizenry, contd.
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
07
04 2008
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Creating/influencing public opinion (with exercises)
Omar Barghouthi, Independent Political and Cultural Analyst
Creating/influencing public opinion (with exercises)
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Break
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Break
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Creating/influencing public opinion (contd.)
Omar Barghouthi
Creating/influencing public opinion (contd.)
12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Break
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Break
12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Wrap up and final discussion
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Wrap up and final discussion
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Working Lunch “American Parties and the Presidential Elections”
Dr. Ziad Al-Asali, President of the American Task Force for Palestine, Washington, DC
Working Lunch “American Parties and the Presidential Elections”
