| Session Title
| 4.5. State of Democracy and Civic Space in the World |
| Key Organizer
| The May 18 Memorial Foundation |
| Date / Time
| 20 May 2021 / 16:00-18:00 KST (GMT+9) |
| Modality / Language
| Virtual / English |
| Objectives
| To contribute to strengthen the international solidarity actions and people’s struggle for democracy through common assessment of the state, trends, challenges and threats to the democratization movement in the world |
| Main Topics & Issues to be addressed
| Recommendations and proposals for international solidarity actions |
| Background
|
- Assessment of the state of democracy, democratization and civic space through internationally comparative data such as
Role of international cooperation / ODA and financing for democracy and human rights
Role of the May 18 Foundation to support the democratization movement in the world
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| Speakers
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- Moderator: Anselmo Lee (Adviser to the May 18 Memorial Foudnation)
- Speakers
- Seem Shah (Head of Democracy Assessment, International IDEA)
- Marianna Belalba (CIVICUS)
- Panelists
- Patricia Garcia (Community of Democracies)
- Oli Henman (Action for Sustainable Development)
- Kaustuv Bandyopadhya (Participatory Research in Asia)
- Soo Yon SUH (Asia Democracy Network)
- Myung-lim Park (Yonsei University)
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| Anselmo Lee |
| Role in the Session |
Moderator |
| Position and
Organizational Affiliation |
Anselmo Lee |
| Nationality |
Korea |
| Seem Shah |
| Role in the Session |
Speaker |
| Position and
Organizational Affiliation |
Head of Democracy Assessment, International IDEA |
| Nationality |
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| Marianna Belalba |
| Role in the Session |
Speaker |
| Position and
Organizational Affiliation |
CIVICUS |
| Nationality |
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| Patricia Garcia |
| Role in the Session |
Panel |
| Position and
Organizational Affiliation |
Community of Democracies |
| Nationality |
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| Oli Henman |
| Role in the Session |
Panel |
| Position and
Organizational Affiliation |
Action for Sustainable Development |
| Nationality |
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| Kaustuv Bandyopadhya |
| Role in the Session |
Panel |
| Position and
Organizational Affiliation |
Participatory Research in Asia |
| Nationality |
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| Soo Yon SUH |
| Role in the Session |
Panel |
| Position and
Organizational Affiliation |
Asia Democracy Network |
| Nationality |
Korea |
| Myung-lim Park |
| Role in the Session |
Panel |
| Position and
Organizational Affiliation |
Yonsei University |
| Nationality |
Korea |