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Programme

Challenging Democracy

THURSDAY 12 MAY

08:00 – 09:00 Registration at reception
09:00- Opening of the seminar
Lecture Hall 1
Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen (Rector of Aarhus University
Michael Böss (Director of MatchPoints Seminar)
John Erik Fossum (University of Oslo)
Plenary addresses
09:30 – 10:45 James Fishkin (Stanford University):
“Realizing Deliberative Democracy: Making an Ideal Practical”
10:30 – 11:15 Francis Fukuyama (Stanford University/Aarhus University):
“A Fourth Wave?  Thinking Anew about Democratic Transitions”
11:15 – 12:00 Jane Mansbridge (Harvard University):
“The Urgency of Trustworthiness”
12:00 – 12:30 Questions and Answers
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:15 Plenary address
Lecture Hall 1
Robert Cooper (European External Action Service):
“Democracy international”
14:15 – 14:45 Coffee
14:45 – 17:30 Representation and Deliberative Democray 1 and 2, joint session
Lecture Hall 3 (for programme, see workshop section pages)
14:45 – 17:30 Democratisation and Regional Stabilisation
Lecture Hall 2
14:45 – 15:05 Kristian Fischer (Danish Ministry of Defence):
“Fragile states, the role of military forces and democracy”
15:05 – 15:25 Ms Birgitte Markussen (Danish ambassador to Burkina Faso and Niger):
”You cannot any longer steal elections in broad daylight. Democracy and diplomacy: Perspectives from Burkina Faso, Niger and Ivory Coast”
15:25 – 15:45 Jens Seeberg (Aarhus University):
“Stability, Democracy and Rights: The potential role of universities”
15:45 – 16:05 Fabrizio Tassinari (Danish Institute for International Studies):
“EU Democracy Promotion in the Context of Enlargement and Neighbour-hood Policies”
16:05 – 16:25 Henrik B. Lindbo (Danish Institute for International Studies):
“The Geopolitics of Democracy Promotion”
16:25 – 17:00 Questions and answers
17:00 – 18:30 Reception hosted by The Municipality of Aarhus and the
Canadian Embassy.

"Demokratidebatten"

19:00 – 20:30 Har folkestyret en fremtid?
Lecture Hall 1
Korte oplæg efterfulgt af debat:
  • ”Har vi stadig folkestyre?” (Tim Knudsen, professor)
  • “Har demokratiet en social skævhed?” (Lars Olsen, journalist)
  • ”Er samtaledemokratiet forsvundet i konkurrencestaten?” (Ove K. Pedersen, professor)
  • ”Bør det stadig være skolens opgave at gøre os til demokrater?” (Ove Korsgaard, professor)
20:30– 21:00 Pause og indsamling af spørgsmål og kommentarer fra salen
21:00 – 22:00 Medierne og demokratiet
Kort oplæg efterfulgt af debat
  • ”Er medierne blevet en trussel mod demokratiet?” (Sørine Gotfredsen, debattør)
Debat
  • Politikerpanel
    • Kristian Jensen (V), Nicolai Wammen (S), Margrethe Vestager (R), Naser Khader (K), Jonas Dahl (SF), Per Ørum Jørgensen (KD), Morten Messerschmidt (DF), Mette Bock (LA) og Per Clausen (E).
  • Opinionspanel
    • Journalist Niels Krause-Kjær, lektor Hans Hauge, redaktør Rune Lyk-keberg, direktør Jens Jonatan Steen (CEVEA), direktør Asger Aa-mund, adjunkt Christina Fiig, forskningschef Roger Buch (Journalist-højskolen), lektor Mogens Herman Hansen, Marie Chaudhri (Danske Skoleelever) og Mai Villadsen (DGS)
  • Ordstyrer: Poul Erik Skammelsen (TV2)

 

Friday 13 May

09:00 – 09:45 Plenary address 
Lecture Hall 1
Georg Sørensen (Aarhus University): 
“Democratization after the Neo-Cons”
09:45 – 10:15 Coffee
10:15 –  Parallel workshops 
(for programmes and lecture halls, see workshop section pages)
                                        
Representation and Deliberative Democray 1 and 2
Requisites of Democracy: Conceptualization, Measuring, and Explanation
Vernacular democracy: Ethnographic approaches to the global appeal of the rule of the people
Democratisation in Fragile States 
Lecture Hall 1
                                      
10:15 – 10:45               Jørgen Elklit (Aarhus University): 
  “Constitution Writing and Selection of Electoral Systems in Developing States: Experiences and Procedures”
10:45 – 11:30                Fabienne Hara (Vice-President, International Crisis Group):
                                        “Lessons Learned from Recent Cases of Post Conflict Transitions”
11:30 – 12:00               Questions and answers
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
                                       Plenary addresses 
                                        Lecture Hall 1
 
13:00 – 13:45              Robert Rotberg (Harvard University and the World Peace ‘Foundation):
“Leadership, Governance, and Democracy in Fragile States”
                                        
13:45 – 14:30              Jack Snyder (Columbia University):
“Democracy, Security and War”
14:30 – 15:00               Coffee
                                     
                                     Plenary addresses 
                                       Lecture Hall 1 
15:00 – 15:20             Mr Søren Pind (Minister for Development Cooperation and Integra-tion):
                                       “Development Aid and Democratisation”
15:20 – 16:10               Fareed Zakaria (Time Magazine/CNN):
“The Tensions between Deliberative/Participant and Liberal democracy”
16:15 – 17:15                Roundtable debate on “Democratisation”
                                     Lecture Hall 1
Panel:
Anthony McGrew, Fareed Zakaria, Francis Fukuyama
                                         Georg Sørensen, Jack Snyder, Fabienne Hara, Søren Pind.
Moderator: 
Ms Nanna Hvidt (Director of the Danish Institute for International Studies)
                                      
17:15 – 18:30          Interviews with members of the press
19:30 Gala dinner 
                                      Restaurant Thors Mølle, Thors Møllevej 15

Saturday 14 May

9:00-10:30

Plenary address

Lecture Hall 1

Prof Mark Warren (University of British Columbia):

“Democratic deficits and citizens’ assemblies”
Ken Carty (University of British Columbia):

"The BC Citizens' Assembly: Format and Observations"

10:30-12:30

Parallel workshops

(for programmes, see workshop section pages)
Representation and Deliberative Democray 1 and 2
Requisites of Democracy
Vernacular democracy
Institutions of democracy in transition

12:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:00

Parallel Workshops
Representation and Deliberative Democray 1 and 2
Requisites of Democracy
Vernacular democracy

15:00-15:30

Coffee

15:15-16:15

Roundtable on Renewal and Institutions of Democracy

Lecture Hall 1

Closure of seminar
Revised 18.08.2022
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Lone Jørgensen