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EADI International Summer School 2004

EADI Summer School 2004

Enschede, Netherlands 29 August – 8 September 2004

Constructing Democracy? Challenges for the European Development Agenda

2nd International EADI Summer School

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Introduction

The development agenda of a large group of donor agencies, both at bilateral and European level, has been increasingly shaped by concerns for governance and democratization since the early eighties (in particular France) and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Over this episode of 20 years it has become clear that democratization processes in countries with strongly polarised positions among different ethnic, religious or political groups, in conflict or post-conflict situations with tense relations between such groups are – at least – problematic. When looking at one of the most visible manifestations of democracy, elections, these are more often characterized by pre-election violence and corruption than by peaceful campaigns and fair elections.

Various authors indicate that the participation and representation of particular groups in democratic processes is strongly related to ideologies and identity formation, both at societal and state level. For example, although the participation of women in decision-making and in politics became a more prominent issue on the agenda following the Beijing World Conference on Women, their actual participation proves to be complicated in countries where women are at the centre of nationalist discourses, and are considered to safeguard the reproduction of ethnic identity and culture.

The 2nd EADI summer school will start with an overview of the 20 year episode of the democratization and governance agenda since the early eighties. It provides a brief overview of different concepts and models of democratization and governance, before it proceeds with insights and a critical analysis of the delivery of the European governance and democratization agenda in developing countries and accession countries during this period. During the second half of the first week, both students and speakers will address the question to what extent democratization processes have been overshadowed by fractured identities, political ideologies or to perceptions of potential threats to the nation-state and identity, resulting in the identification of frictions between development agendas and complex realities. Case studies from the Baltics and the Balkans, from different parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America will be used to illustrate this complexity.

The first part of the second week will focus on how development agencies try to deal with failed efforts of democratization, failed efforts for ‘good’ governance, and manifestations of conflict or injustice. It will also critically touch upon the relation between governance and international law, and governance within international organizations. The 2nd International EADI Summer School will be concluded with a visit to the Yugoslavia Tribunal or International Criminal Court.

Organisation and registration

This summer school will be jointly organized by the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), the Technology and Development Group (TDG) of the University of Twente and the Centre for European Studies (CES) at the University of Twente in association with the Westfälische Wilhems-Universität Münster

• PhD students with a Masters in International Relations, European Studies, Development Studies, African Studies, Middle East Studies, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Political Science; Political Geography, Social Geography, Sociology, and other relevant backgrounds
• Masters students in the last phase of their studies, preferably involved in writing their thesis on a subject related to the theme of the Summerschool.
• Professionals from NGOs, Governmental organisations, aid organisations, research institutes; scientific and other relevant foundations

Selection of participants will take place on the basis of relevant background and thematic interest.

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