WORKSHOP REPORTS

• Developing Sustainable Civil Society Leadership for Democracy
• Exploring Innovative Uses of Cultural Resources in Promoting Democracy
• After the Breakthrough: Avoiding Democratic Backsliding and Stagnation
• NGO Coalitions: Strategies to Defend the Independence of NGOs
• The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Hindering or Helping Transitions to Democracy
• Democracy in the Muslim World: Obstacles, Difficulties, and Best Methods Conflict Resolution, Transitional Justice, and Reconciliation

• Democracy as a Tool for Conflict Resolution
• Strategies for Democrats in Situations of Armed Conflict
• Indigenous Approaches to Conflict Resolution
• Conflict Resolution Work: The Democratic Capacity-Building Dividend
• Instruments of Transitional Justice: Truth Commissions, Tribunals, and Multi-Sector Community Approaches
• The Role of Sites of Conscience Museums in Democracy Promotion and Post-Transition Reconciliation
• Transitional Justice and the Matter of the “Disappeared"

• Teaching Civic Education: What are the Best Approaches In School and Out?
• Combating Political Extremism through Civic Education: What Should Be Taught and How to Teach It?
• Democracy Education in Difficult Political and Cultural Environments
• Putting Democracy Education on the Global Agenda: Strategies for Working with National, Regional and Multilateral Institutions
• Creating a Network for Higher Education’s Role in Democracy Building

• Governance, State Capacity, and Democracy in Developing Nations: Establishing Standards and Identifying Impediments
• Trade Unions in the Vanguard of Democratic Governance
• The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Participatory Democracy
• Strengthening Democracy through Decentralization and Local Empowerment
• Building a Global Network on Local Governance

• Democracy, Governance, and Markets: Ensuring the Inclusion of the Private Sector and Political Parties in Policy Making
• The Role of Business Associations in Democratic Development

• Assisting Democracy and Human Rights Activists in Closed Societies
• Addressing the Threats to Democracy and Human Rights Activists in Authoritarian Countries
• Challenges to Political Participation: Linking Human Rights and Democracy

• The Role of Nongovernmental Communities in Promoting Democracy Across Borders
• Promoting Democracy Multilaterally: What Can Civil Society Do Through the UN, International Financial Institutions, and the Community of Democracies?
• The Nongovernmental Process for the Community of Democracies, Santiago 2005: Promoting Regional Dialogues among Governments and Civil Society
• Network of Democracy Assistance Foundations
• Luso-Forum for Democracy
• Youth Movement for Democracy
• International Movement of Parliamentarians for Democracy

• Confronting the Challenges to Press Freedom: What Works?
• Using Traditional, Alternative, and New Technology Media to Promote Democracy
• Using New Technologies in NGO Networking

• Making Effective Transitions to Democratic Representative Parties
• How to Strengthen Internal Party Democracy
• Political Parties and Money: Lessons Learned in Compliance
• Political Finance Reporting and Monitoring

• How Can Civil Society Actors Use Public Opinion Research to Improve and Strengthen Democracy?
• Network of Democracy Research Institutes

• Ensuring Vital and Open Legislatures: The Nongovernmental Role 50
• How Can the Legitimacy and Accountability of NGOs be Ensured without Increasing their Vulnerability?
• Accessing Public information: Civil Society Strategies for Ensuring Transparency

• Breaking Barriers to Women’s Political Participation: Creating an Action Agenda to Advance Women’s Leadership
• Citizen’s Forums: How Women’s Organizations Work with the Community and Across Borders
• Networking Activists for Women’s Rights