The 2013 Lisbon Forum was held in the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon on 6 and 7 November, within the framework of the Joint EU/CoE Programme “Strengthening democratic reform in the southern Neighbourhood”. It was organised in cooperation with the Anna Lindh Foundation, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).
The Forum had the objective to strengthen dialogue between civil society on the one hand and national governments and parliaments, as well as local and regional authorities on the other. The debate fostered internal dialogue and restructuring within civil society, and provide an opportunity to determine the potential role of international organisations in empowering civil society to become more involved in national political processes. It will try to answer the question: how can the governments, parliaments, and local and regional authorities contribute to making civil society an actor of governance?
The Forum yielded operational conclusions and policy recommendations that will provide guidelines to improve consultation, inclusive participation and cooperation of civil society as a partner in governance for governments, parliaments, local and regional authorities, civil society and international organisations.
The Director of ALDA, Antonella Valmorbida, attended the Forum and introduced a workshop on the topic of ‘Interactive dialogue with civil society: role of local and regional authorities’ on 7 November.
See the full programme on the website of the COE
The 2013 Lisbon Forum was held in the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon on 6 and 7 November, within the framework of the Joint EU/CoE Programme “Strengthening democratic reform in the southern Neighbourhood”. It was organised in cooperation with the Anna Lindh Foundation, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).
The Forum had the objective to strengthen dialogue between civil society on the one hand and national governments and parliaments, as well as local and regional authorities on the other. The debate fostered internal dialogue and restructuring within civil society, and provide an opportunity to determine the potential role of international organisations in empowering civil society to become more involved in national political processes. It will try to answer the question: how can the governments, parliaments, and local and regional authorities contribute to making civil society an actor of governance?
The Forum yielded operational conclusions and policy recommendations that will provide guidelines to improve consultation, inclusive participation and cooperation of civil society as a partner in governance for governments, parliaments, local and regional authorities, civil society and international organisations.
The Director of ALDA, Antonella Valmorbida, attended the Forum and introduced a workshop on the topic of ‘Interactive dialogue with civil society: role of local and regional authorities’ on 7 November.
See the full programme on the website of the COE