Training Young Leaders - on
Party Development
Dec. 7, 2007 - Dec. 10, 2007
Ramallah
Speakers
Dr. Samir Awad
Political Science Department, Birzeit University.
Dr. Mahmoud Baidoun
Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor, Ramallah
Christian Kröning
Executive Director of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the State of Schleswig-Holstein
Dr. GregoryMahler
Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Earlham College, Richmond, US
Lecture Program
07
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.
Introduction
Dr. Samir Awad, Political Science Department, Birzeit University.
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. Samir Awad
Introduction, contd.
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2:15 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Palestinian Electoral and Parliamentary System and the Internal Democracy of Palestinian Parties
Baha Al-Bakri, Lecturer of Law, Birzeit University
Palestinian Electoral and Parliamentary System and the Internal Democracy of Palestinian Parties
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Break
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Break
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Party Formation (II): History of Palestinian Political Parties
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA
Party Formation (II): History of Palestinian Political Parties
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
08
12 2007
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Party Formation (III): Legal & constitutional frameworks Provisions and rules governing the creation, registration, operation, financing and dissolution of political parties.
Baha Al-Bakri
Party Formation (III): Legal & constitutional frameworks Provisions and rules governing the creation, registration, operation, financing and dissolution of political parties.
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Break
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Break
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Case Study: Forming a New Party in Palestine
Munib Al-Masri, The Palestine Forum (Al-Muntada Falastin); Lili Habash and Sa'ed Abdul Hadi
Case Study: Forming a New Party in Palestine
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Case Study: Forming a New Party in Palestine, contd.
Munib Al-Masri; Lili Habash and Sa'ed Abdul Hadi
Case Study: Forming a New Party in Palestine, contd.
4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Break
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Break
4:45 p.m. - 7 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, Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor, Ramallah
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)
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
09
12 2007
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Institutional & Organizational Requirements of Parties
Christian Kröning, Executive Director of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the State of Schleswig-Holstein
Institutional & Organizational Requirements of Parties
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Break
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Break
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Institutional & Organizational Requirements, contd.
Christian Kröning
Institutional & Organizational Requirements, contd.
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Intra-Party Politics; Issue and policy research; Development of party policies and strategies; Dealing with intra-party conflicts; Recruit candidates
Azzam Ahmad, Head, Fateh Parliamentary Bloc
Intra-Party Politics; Issue and policy research; Development of party policies and strategies; Dealing with intra-party conflicts; Recruit candidates
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Break
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Break
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Discussion with local party practitioners
Azzam Ahmad (Fateh) and Saleh Ra’fat (FIDA)
Discussion with local party practitioners
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Constitutional Systems & Parliamentary Government
Dr. GregoryMahler, Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Earlham College, Richmond, US
Constitutional Systems & Parliamentary Government
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
10
12 2007
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Exercise: Preparing for a new Political Party in Palestine with
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Exercise: Preparing for a new Political Party in Palestine with
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Break
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Break
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
How to Improve the Palestinian Party System - Prospects and Problems
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
How to Improve the Palestinian Party System - Prospects and Problems
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch
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Lunch
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Party Formation Process in Israel
Dr. GregoryMahler
Party Formation Process in Israel
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Break
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Break
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Wrap up and final discussion – FES - PASSIA
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Wrap up and final discussion – FES - PASSIA
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Dinner
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Dinner
