Democracy in East Asia and Taiwan in Global Perspective
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
A two-day conference in Taiwan brought together policymakers, academics and members of civil society to discuss the future of democratic development in East Asia.
Securing Dalit Rights and Building Democracy in Nepal: The...
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
At this event, we celebrated the life and work of Suvash Darnal, a Nepalese democracy and human rights advocate, and former Reagan-Fascell Fellow.
Address by H.E. Tsakhia Elbegdorj
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
President H.E. Tsakhia Elbegdorj of Mongolia addressed Mongolia's newly appointed Presidency of the Community of Democracies.
Making Gender Quotas Work: A Case for Doubling the Seats...
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
In her presentation, Dr. Medha Nanivadekar examined the contradiction between an excess of quotas for women at the local level and their deficit at the state and national levels. She argued that equal access to power at the highest levels would not only boost perceptions of women’s political power but would ultimately result in reduced individual vulnerability to gender-based violence and discrimination.
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