Dec. 7, 2007

9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Welcoming Address / Opening Remarks

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA, Jerusalem

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Introduction

Dr. Samir Awad, Political Science Department, Birzeit University

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Break

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Introduction, contd.

Dr. Samir Awad

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – 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

4 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Break

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Party Formation (II): History of Palestinian Political Parties

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA

8 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Dinner

Dec. 8, 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

10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. – 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

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – 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

4 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. – 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

8 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Dinner

Dec. 9, 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

10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Break

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Institutional & Organizational Requirements, contd.

Christian Kröning

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – 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

3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Break

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Discussion with local party practitioners

Azzam Ahmad (Fateh) and Saleh Ra’fat (FIDA)

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Constitutional Systems & Parliamentary Government

Dr. Gregory Mahler, Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Earlham College, Richmond, US

8 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Dinner

Dec. 10, 2007

9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Exercise: Preparing for a new Political Party in Palestine

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Break

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – How to Improve the Palestinian Party System – Prospects and Problems

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Lunch

2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Party Formation Process in Israel

Dr. Gregory Mahler

4 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Break

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Wrap up and final discussion – FES – PASSIA

8 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Dinner