CONFERENCE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE FIGHTING ELECTORAL VIOLENCE: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES March 19th, 2015, 13.00 – 15.00 Uppsala, Blåsenhus, auditorium Eva Netzelius 13.00 (sharp) Welcome and Introduction Peter Egardt – Governor, Uppsala County. Stig Strömholm – Former Vice-Chancellor and Professor Emeritus, Uppsala University. France Chainaye – Ambassador of Belgium in Sweden, on behalf of the Embassies organizing the month of Francophonie in Sweden. 13.15 Preventing and Mitigating Electoral Violence – IDEA’s Electoral Risk Management Tool (ERMTool) Yves Leterme - Secretary General of International IDEA. Leading international organization, mandated by its member states to support democracy worldwide, the Stockholm-based International IDEA developed the ERMTool to support efforts of national and regional stakeholders in preventing electoral violence. Yves Leterme will present this tool and its application, and the work of the Institute. 13.45 Armed Conflict and Conflict Resolution Peter Wallensteen - Senior Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University. Prof. Wallensteen will speak on the topic of conflicts and conflict resolution, and why democracy and elections are important in this regard. 14.05 Electoral Risks in West Africa, Towards Electoral Violence? Anders Sjögren – Senior Researcher at Nordic Africa Institute & Leader of the Conflict Cluster. Elections: free, fair, violent? Anders Sjögren will speak on recent trends on electoral authoritarianism and violence in Africa. Jesper Bjarnesen – Senior Researcher at Nordic Africa Institute. Analysis of electoral dynamics in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Guinea. 14.25 Panel discussion followed by Q&A 15.00 End of the Conference Moderator: Prof. P. Wallensteen Language : English Mr. Yves Leterme Secretary General of International IDEA Former Prime Minister of Belgium The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is an intergovernmental organization with a mission to support sustainable democracy worldwide. The objectives of the Institute are to support stronger democratic institutions and processes, and more sustainable, effective and legitimate democracy. Prof. Peter Wallensteen Senior Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, since 2012. Dag Hammarskjöld Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University 1985-2012. Richard G. Starmann Sr. Research Professor of Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, since 2006. Research Areas : Causes of War, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Resolution, International Sanctions, Mediation, Conflict Prevention, Global Governance, Peacebuilding. Dr. Anders Sjögren Senior Researcher at NAI from April 2010 Cluster: Conflict. Acting cluster leader Subject areas: Comparative political economy. Land. Citizenship. State-society relations. Geographical areas: Kenya, Uganda Dr. Jesper Bjarnesen Senior Researcher at NAI from September 2013 Clusters: Conflict and African International Links Subject areas: Mobility, wartime displacement, intergenerational relations, rural-urban connections, informal labour recruitment, transnational migration, urban land rights. Geographical areas: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Conakry
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