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Kv17 Report Study Tour for Dipd Partners KV17 REPORT STUDY TOUR FOR DIPD PARTNERS KV17 STUDY TOUR FOR DIPD PARTNERS “If politicians view leadership as a responsibility as many Danish politicians do, unlike some of the leaders in other parts of the world who view leadership as a chance for looting people’s resources, then we will be able to reduce conflicts especially in many developing countries.” Doris Cornell Gillius, Tanzania 2 KV17 STUDY TOUR FOR DIPD PARTNERS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4 2. OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMME .......................................................................................... 5 OBJECTIVES............................................................................................................................. 5 PROGRAMME ........................................................................................................................... 5 3. SPECIAL FOCUS: YOUTH INCLUSION IN POLITICS ............................................................ 6 REFLECTIONS ON THE 2017 LOCAL ELECTIONS................................................................ 6 TURNOUT .............................................................................................................................. 7 NEW PARTIES ...................................................................................................................... 7 WOMEN IN LOCAL POLITICS .............................................................................................. 8 4. THE VENUE: JOHAN BORUP’S FOLK HIGH SCHOOL ........................................................ 10 5. VISITING THE DANISH MUNICIPALITIES ............................................................................ 11 LOCAL PROGRAMMES .......................................................................................................... 11 TRAVELOGUE: GLIMPSES FROM THE VISITS IN THE MUNICIPALITIES ......................... 13 STORIES FROM THE FIELD: THE EXPERIENCE OF VISITING A MUNICIPALITY ............ 15 STORIES FROM THE FIELD: THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING A LOCAL HOST ................... 18 6. THE DANISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN A GLOBAL MIRROR ......................................... 21 7. ACTION LAB: THE FRUITFULNESS OF EXCHANGING IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES ....... 23 BEHIND THE SCENES ........................................................................................................... 23 FREE, FAIR AND CREDIBLE ELECTIONS? .......................................................................... 23 ACTION LAB IN PICTURES .................................................................................................... 25 GLOBAL ACTION POINTS ..................................................................................................... 26 SHARING ACTION POINTS ................................................................................................ 26 ACTION POINTS ELABORATED............................................................................................ 27 8. THANK YOU............................................................................................................................ 31 ANNEX 1: PROGRAMME ........................................................................................................... 32 ANNEX 2: SEMINAR PRESENTERS ......................................................................................... 36 ANNEX 3: MEDIA COVERAGE .................................................................................................. 37 ANNEX 4: THE DELEGATIONS ................................................................................................. 38 ANNEX 5: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS .......................................................................................... 41 ANNEX 6: LIST OF DIPD STAFF ............................................................................................... 47 3 KV17 STUDY TOUR FOR DIPD PARTNERS 1. INTRODUCTION In late November, we received 70 representatives from DIPD partners around the world here in Denmark. They came from far reaches of the world with one collective purpose; to observe the 2017 Danish local elections. We happily received representatives from 13 different countries, namely Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Bhutan, Myanmar, Palestine, Nepal, Egypt, Columbia, Ukraine, Bolivia, Philippines and Malaysia The KV17 Study Tour has been an opportunity to share, inspire and learn – not only from the Danish local democracy but also by fostering relations and knowledge sharing across delegations. At the same time, it was also an occasion for DIPD and the Danish political parties to learn from the delegates experiences with local politics in their home countries. The overall purpose of the study tour was to strengthen the capacity to work with local level politics by studying the Danish Municipality Elections and bringing home useful knowledge, experiences and skills. The focus of this year’s study tour was youth inclusion in local politics. This includes a special attention to young candidates, youth as an important force in campaigning and the mobilization of young voters. The Danish democratic system is no blueprint. DIPD is not interested in exporting the Danish way of conducting local elections. The aim of this study tour was simply to share what Denmark has developed over many decades, and for the Danish local politicians to learn from the delegates in return. When we look across the many DIPD programs, they have one thing in common: it is in the meeting and mirroring between politically active people, across cultures and nationalities, that the useful idea generation takes place. This was very much what happened in the course of a week, a cold, windy, heartwarming weeklong gathering of friends, united in election observation. Christiansborg Castle, home of the Danish parliament, Folketinget. Photo: Jorge Láscar 4 KV17 STUDY TOUR FOR DIPD PARTNERS 2. OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMME The overall purpose of the study tour is to strengthen the capacity of partners in their work with youth inclusion in local level politics, based on inspirations from the ‘Danish Way’. At the same time the presence of multiple parties, representing countries with different political situations, enables a productive south-south environment. The KV17 programme consists of three overarching elements: an introductory seminar, a local community programme and an action lab seminar. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the introductory seminar are the following: 1. Provide the delegates with an introduction to the most important aspects of the local election system, the Danish local democracy, the history and how council members are elected. 2. Provide an understanding of the most important issues (political and substantive) at stake in this election and how parties are positioned on these issues. 3. Explain the role of the Danish youth in politics and what past, present and future obstacles they might be facing. The objectives of the local community programme are the following: 1. To serve as a reality check and link between the introductory seminar and the action lab seminar. 2. To provide an opportunity to experience how the electoral process and the Election Day is managed at the local community level in different parts of the country and partake in the electoral activities. 3. To experience how ordinary members and officials of the political parties engage with their constituencies, and to learn about the multiparty negotiations and coalition building, taking place through dialogue. The objectives of the action lab seminar are the following: 1. To challenge and share existing perspectives regarding youth in politics and local democracy by engaging in discussions on different procedures and believes. 2. To discuss how the lessons learned can be relevant in the very different local level political settings, which the delegates are representing. 3. For each delegate to develop his/her own action points to solve the problems and challenges upon return home. PROGRAMME The development of this year’s programme was all about creating a dynamic and inspirational package for the delegates. We wanted the programme to invite the delegates to reflect, to engage, to question and to listen. The aim was to create a programme that was useful as well as meaningful for every single participant, being an academic or not, being an MP or not, being woman or man, being young or old. The main focus of the programme has been on the democratic functioning and structure of parties and how to establish sustainable political dialogues. One of the key ingredients in a seminar like KV17 is contributions from the participants. The programme thus aimed at encouraging debate and dialogue, providing everyone with responsibility for a fruitful seminar outcome. See the programme in annex 1. 5 KV17 STUDY TOUR FOR DIPD PARTNERS 3. SPECIAL FOCUS: YOUTH INCLUSION IN POLITICS Women and youth inclusion are important areas, as we in Denmark have a lot of useful inspiration and experiences to offer in this regard. DIPD believe that women, young people and dialogue are extremely important ingredients to foster democracy. During the previous DIPD study tour back in 2013 the focus of the seminar was on women in politics. For the 2017 study tour DIPD chose to focus on youth inclusion. There are more new than established democracies in the world today, and in transition countries the inclusion of youth in politics is particularly important.
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