The three topics Democracy, Traditions, and Gender are strongly interrelated. Thus the conference offered various representatives of the civil society from South and West Asia to discuss always two of these topics through the lens of the third one.
Organized by the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation
The three topics Democracy, Traditions, and Gender are strongly interrelated. Thus the conference offered various representatives of the civil society from South and West Asia to discuss always two of these topics through the lens of the third one. People from different states and different cultural backgrounds attended the conference and had the chance to share ideas about political development. The Open Space Forum offered a chance for all participants to bring forward their own ideas and problems. Especially the round of announcing the topics of the Open Space Forum was a highlight of the conference.
The final paper on the conference can be downloaded here (PDF, 3 pages, 43 KB)
Papers of some Speakers
South Asian Regional Perspective on Law, Governance & Gender
Farida Shaheed, Shirkat Gah, Lahore, Pakistan
Development Policy Agendas and Societal Realities
Dr. Conrad Schetter, Centre for Development Research, Bonn University
Human Development, Capabilities, and Gender
Seyhan Aydinligil
Citizenship, Governance, and Gender
Andrea Fleschenberg
Local structures: decision-making and representation
Katja Mielke
Traditions, Culture and Gender in Relation to Violence
Dr. Saba Gul Khattak, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad:
Aspects of Citizenship, Governance, and Gender in Iran and in the Middle Eastern Region
Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hafezian, Centre for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies, Tehran, Iran
Perspectives of Democratisation Processes: Example of the National Solidarity Programme in Afghanistan
Bijay Karmacharya, UN-HABITAT, Human Settlements Programme, Afghanistan
