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FOURUM OF FEDERATIONS TO CONDUCT SEMINAR ON POLITICAL PARTIES IN FEDERAL SYSTEMS
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Feb 4, 2010 - 8:04:29 AM
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Todd Dusenbery
February 3, 2010
Sudan Program Manager
Mobile: +249 912 175 683
FOURUM OF FEDERATIONS TO CONDUCT SEMINAR ON POLITICAL PARTIES IN FEDERAL SYSTEMS
Khartoum, Sudan�From February 6th � 7th 2010, the Forum of Federations will conduct a two day seminar
at the Rotana hotel
titled �POLITICAL PARTIES IN FEDERAL SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL AND SUDANESE PERSPECTIVES� for senior representatives from Sudan�s large political parties (including The Beja Congress, The Communist Party, The Democratic Unionist Party, The National Congress Party, The People�s Congress Party, The Sudan Liberation Movement, The Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement, and The Umma Party).
The session will be conducted by international and Sudanese experts, and provide an overview of core comparative Federalism concepts and
on the unique ways that political parties compete, organize in � and ultimately shape � federal systems
. Through interactive presentations, discussions and group exercises,
the overall seminar objective is to
stimulate constructive dialogue
around
the essential intermediary role that parties play in Federal societies, as well as their centrality in helping to advance peace and development in
Sudan
Questions to be addressed include: what types of parties are most likely to achieve such objectives? What types of relations among parties can foster such aims? What characteristics set parties in transitional societies apart from parties in established democracies? What do politicians and experts interested in the rebuilding of party systems need to take into consideration to consolidate sustainable institutions for the management of conflict?
THE FORUM OF FEDERATIONS
As the world�s leading network developing a body of knowledge on the practice of federalism, the
Forum of Federations
provides technical expertise to existing federal countries and others considering federal type arrangements.
The Forum facilitates contacts among practitioners, academics, and institutions working on governance issues to build an international network fostering the exchange of experience on federal governance and to
disseminate technical knowledge of interest to existing federations and of countries seeking to introduce federal elements.
The
Forum maintains field offices on the African continent in
Ethiopia,
Nigeria, and
Sudan, and is supported by partner countries of
Australia
,
Brazil,
Canada,
Ethiopia,
Germany,
India,
Mexico,
Nigeria and
Switzerland.
The overall
goal of the Forum�s �Federal Governance and Peace program in
Sudan� is to s
trengthen capacities to implement key federal components of the CPA and at the same time build the basis for a broader and deeper national understanding about and commitment to the role of federalism for sustainable peace in
Sudan.
The Forum of Federation�s work in
Sudan is funded by
Canada�s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT).
For more information, please visit our website at
www.forumfed.org
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