ADRN

As part of the Asia Democracy Research Network (ADRN) project, the East Asia Institute (EAI) co-hosted sessions on "Asian Middle Powers and Democracy Promotion" and “Strategic Cooperation among Democracy Defenders” with the Forum 2000 during its participation in the 23rd Forum 2000 conference, which was held on October 13-15, 2019. 

The "Asian Middle Powers and Democracy Promotion" was an open panel discussion session. The panelists presented about 1) What challenges their government and nongovernmental actors are currently facing, 2) What efforts are being implemented to defend democratic values and practices at the national and regional levels, and 3) How Asian middle power countries can collaborate on addressing threats to democracy and reinforce and bolster shared values.

In a closed roundtable discussion session on “Strategic Cooperation among Democracy Defenders” following the open panel discussion session, participants discussed about 1) How Europe and Asia can cooperate to sustain the liberal international order and stop the attacks and threats from authoritarian governments, and 2) What democracy defenders should be aware of in addressing new challenges that arise from technological and communication changes in people’s every day lives, and how we can cooperate to ensure these changes have a positive impact on democracy.

Program:

Open Panel Discussion

Asian Middle Powers and Democracy Promotion

Moderator: Ketty Chen (Taiwan Foundation for Democracy)
Presenters:
Maiko Ichihara (Hitotsubashi University/Japan Center for International Exchange, Japan)
Ketut Putra Erawan (Institute for Peace and Democracy, Bali Democracy Forum, Indonesia)
Sook Jong Lee (East Asia Institute/Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea)
Niranjan Sahoo (Observer Research Foundation, India)

Closed Roundtable Discussion

Strategic Cooperation among Democracy Defenders

Moderator: Sook Jong Lee (EAI/SKKU, South Korea)
Participants:
Thorsten Benner (Global Public Policy Institute, Germany)
Ketty Chen (Taiwan Foundation for Democracy)
Maiko Ichihara (Japan Center for International Exchange, Japan)
Ketut Putra Erawan (Institute for Peace and Democracy, Indonesia)
Lynn Lee (National Endowment for Democracy, US)
Niranjan Sahoo (Observer Research Foundation, India)
Robert Schwarz (Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany)