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[ADRN Twelfth Workshop] Direct Democracy, Minority Rights, and Transitional Justice

2022-08-26

As part of the Asia Democracy Research Network (ADRN) program, the East Asia Institute (EAI) held the 12th Regional Workshop on August 26-27, 2022 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. During the workshop, ADRN members presented year-long research findings for the 2021-2022 Direct Democracy, Protection of Minority Rights and Transitional Justice research project. Participants presented their country cases and exchanged feedback and recommendations. Participants also discussed the topics, “Current status of democracy support and good governance in Korea,” and “democratic challenges facing Sri Lanka and Pakistan” during the special workshop session. ADRN members from 22 organizations in 14 Asian countries attended the event, and the members of Asia Democracy Network and the National Endowment for Democracy also participated.

ADRN was launched in 2013 under EAI’s leadership in order to analyze challenges against democracy in Asia and promote cooperation on pragmatic research projects that can contribute to democracy promotion and consolidation in the region. Democracy-related research think tanks from fourteen Asian countries, including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand are participating in this network. EAI is currently serving as a secretariat of the ADRN.

Program

Friday August 26

9:00 – 9:15	Welcome Remarks and Introduction
9:00 – 9:15	Led by Sook Jong Lee, Representative of ADRN
9:15 – 10:30	ADRN Workshop Session One
	Direct Democracy in Asia Report Group 1: Interim Presentation
	Moderator:
	Francisco Magno, DLSU Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance (Philippines)
	Presentations:
	Kaustuv Bandyopadhyay, Society for Participatory Research in Asia (India) on the Case of India
	Nishana Weerasooriya, Verite Research (Sri Lanka) on the Case of Sri Lanka
	Tamir Chultemsuren, Independent Research Institute of Mongolia (Mongolia) on the Case of Mongolia
10:30 – 10:45	Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:10	ADRN Workshop Session Two
	Direct Democracy in Asia Report Group 2: Interim Presentation
	Moderator:
	Kaustuv Bandyopadhyay, Society for Participatory Research in Asia (India)
	Presentations
	Sri Nuryanti, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesia) on the Case of Indonesia
	Francisco Magno, DLSU Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance (Philippines) on the Case of the Philippines
	Thawilwadee Bureekul, King Prajadhipok`s Institute (Thailand) on the Case of Thailand
	Halmie Azrie Abdul Halim, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Malaysia) on the Case of Malaysia
12:10 – 14:00	Working Lunch
	South Korea’s Democracy Support: Electoral Integrity and Good Governance Aid
	Moderator:
	Yul Sohn, President of East Asia Institute and Professor at Yonsei University
	Panelists:
	Seung Ryeol Kim, Advisor to General Secretary, Association of World Election Bodies
	Hyuni, Hwang, Director of Human Rights Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
	Chan-ho Kim, International Manager, Korea Democracy Foundation
	Discussants
	Jung Kim, Professor, University of North Korean Studies
	Break Time (You may drop by your room if needed)
15:00 – 16:30	ADRN Workshop Session Three
	Protection of Minority Rights in Asia Report Group: Interim Presentation
	Moderator:
	Maiko Ichihara, Hitotsubashi University and Japan Center for International Exchange (Japan)
	Presentations:
	Niranjan Sahoo, Observer Research Foundation (India) on the Case of India
	Pradip Pariyar, Samata Foundation (Nepal) on the Case of Nepal
	Ganbat Damba, Academy of Political Education (Mongolia) on the Case of Mongolia
	Banasree Mitra Neogi, Manusher Jonno Foundation (Bangladesh) on the Case of Bangladesh
	Jirayudh Sinthuphan IAS, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) on the Case of Thailand
16:30 – 16:45	Coffee Break
16:45 – 18:00	ADRN Workshop Session Four
	Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in Asia Report Group: Interim Presentation
	Moderator:
	Mardi Mapa-Suplido, International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Governance (Philippines)
	Presentations:
	Hun Joon Kim, Korea University (South Korea) on the Case of South Korea
	Chin-en Wu, Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica (Taiwan) on the Case of Taiwan
	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Centre for Policy Alternatives (Sri Lanka) on the Case of Sri Lanka
18:00 – 19:00	Pre-Dinner Special Session
	Democracy Challenges facing Pakistan and Sri Lanka
	Moderator:
	Niranjan Sahoo, Observer Research Foundation (India)
	Panelists:
	Nishana Weerasooriya, Verite Research (Sri Lanka)
	Muhammad Habib, Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pakistan)
19:00 – 21:00	Dinner

Saturday, August 27

9:00 – 9:10	Opening Remarks and Introduction
9:10 – 10:40	ADRN Workshop Session Five
	Next Research Topic: Democracy Accountability (vertical, horizontal, and diagonal) Presentation
	Presentations by Jung Kim, University of North Korean Studies (South Korea)
10:40 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30	ADRN Workshop Session Six
	Housekeeping/Administrative Issues
	Led by Sook Jong Lee, Representative of ADRN
12:30 – 14:00	Farewell Lunch

[ADRN Twelfth Workshop] Direct Democracy, Minority Rights, and Transitional Justice

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