SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY MOTHER THERESA[1]
School for Policy-Making for Building a Multicultural Society, aimed at the successful implementation of European Union and Council of Europe programmes [2]
| Seminar 2 – Multiculturalism and building inclusive society Ohrid hotel Garden 16-18 October | Objectives: To strengthen participants’ understanding of multicultural governance and their capacity to contribute to inclusive, democratic and socially cohesive public policies. |
| Participants will explore the theoretical and practical foundations of multiculturalism and its relationship with liberal democracy and nation-building; critically examine different approaches to governing diversity, including consociational and integrative models of democracy; understand how multiculturalism and inclusion can be incorporated into policy-making; examine practical experiences and institutional mechanisms for managing diversity in Macedonia, including the Ohrid Framework Agreement and Roma inclusion; and develop skills for analysing policy challenges related to equality, representation, participation and social cohesion. | |
| Day 1 | |
| 14:00-17:30 | Travel to Ohrid |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Opening Prof Zhidas Daskalovski – introduction to program |
| 18:30-20:00 Prof. Veli Kreci | Multiculturalism in practice – decentralisation, territorial governance and public policy in ethnically diverse societies |
| 20:00-21:00 | Networking dinner |
| 21:00-22:00 | Pub Quiz |
| Day 2 | |
| 10:00-11:30 Prof. Nenad Markovikj | Does power-sharing foster democratic integration, or does it merely provide an institutional framework for managing ethnic divisions? |
| 11:30-12:00 | Free time/ break |
| 12:00-13:00 Prof. Veton Latifi | Ohrid Framework Agreement- Negotiations under pressure |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 -15:30 Prof. Rubin Zemon | Multiculturalism in policy and policy making – consociationalism and integrative models of democracy |
| 15:30-16:00 Free time/ Break | |
| 16:00-17:30 Prof. Petar Atanasov | Theory and policy of multiculturalism and social integration in Macedonia |
| 17:30-18:00 Free time/ Break | |
| 18:00-19:30 Dr Driton Kuqi, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway and the Republic of Iceland Associated professor, State University of Tetovo | From Coexistence to a Shared Sense of Belonging Public Policies, the Constitution, and Building a Multicultural Society: The Experiences of Macedonia and Norway |
| 19:30-21:00 Dinner | |
| Day 3 | |
| 09:30-10:30 Denis Selmani Romalitiko | Workshop – Status of Roma |
| 10:30 -11:00 | Free time/ break |
| 11:00-12:30 Prof. Ivan Stefanovski | From power-sharing to democratic integration: Can institutions bridge ethnic divisions in Macedonia |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:00 | Test (those who did not take it yet); Evaluations and Departure |
[1] The School for Public Policy was designed to train Macedonia’s future leaders who accept Council of Europe’s principles and are committed to work to create a multicultural and liberal Macedonia.
[2] Financially supported by the Ministry for Inter-Community Relations
