Democracy Talk Show - Democracy Day 2008

on the 1st International Day of Democracy

Are you wanted or unwanted? Who has the right to have rights? Is Swedish democracy open and diverse, and can it be exported?

International IDEA, Riksteatern and UNDP celebrated the first international day of democracy with debate, film and music. Swedish and international experts from government, civil society and culture discussed democracy, diversity and development in Sweden, Europe and the world.

15th September 2008

Södra Teatern, Mosebacke torg 1-33

Program main stage from 15.00 to 19.00
Music and refreshments in the bar

Programme

download (pdf)

Contact

info@idea.int

International Day of Democracy
15 September 2008

What's new

The Day is done! The two panel discussions focused on Democracy and Diversity in Sweden and Democracy Building Today: New Challenges, New Approaches. Download the programme below.

Listen to commentaries and read the blogs on this page.

Different approaches to democracy building:

Blogs & news portals

Yemenportal.net - Yemen's only news and opinion aggregator and search engine
Abdel Monem Mahmoud's blog

More...

International IDEA:

What's in a day? - International IDEA's International Day of Democracy page

Interviews

Vidar Helgesen talks about new challenges for democracy building and different approaches to democracy assistance today
Winluck Wahiu talks about challenges for democracy building in Nepal today
Alicia del Aguila talks about challenges for democracy building in the Andean region (Latin America) today
Abdalla Hamdok talks about challenges for democracy building in Africa today and a joint International IDEA and African Union action plan for democracy launched 12 September 2008
International IDEA's Rumbidzai Kandawasvika- Nhundu talks about challenges for gender balanced participation in the democracy arena today

UNDP:

Riksteatern:

Blog from Bolivia from producing Concha tu Madre, a Riksteatern production - using culture to build democracy
Home not Home an inter-cultural dialogue project and Riksteatern's play Mot Väggen (with live music) based on Fatih Akin's awarded film Head-On
Baghdad Burning a Riksteatern documentary play based on Riverbend's much-talked-about blog Baghdad Burning — Girl Blog from Iraq offers insight into what life is like in the midst of a global conflict