To commemorate 30 years of democratization in Latin America, International IDEA organized a seminar in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, on 28-29 October 2009, focusing on topics such as democracy, growth with equity, and social cohesion.
The high-level seminar was jointly organized with the Government of the Dominican Republic, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Funglode), and the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). Participants included the President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández, the Vice President of Argentina, Julio Cobos, former presidents of Colombia and Panama, Latin American politicians, journalists, and scholars from prestigious universities who have studied the democratization process in Latin America in the last decades. Experts came from all the countries in the region, Europe, and the United States.
Initiated by President Leonel Fernández, it was decided to establish a permanent forum - the "Santo Domingo Forum"- to deepen analysis and discussion on the democratic challenges in the region, as well as putting forward solutions to overcome them.
The seminar was funded by AECID, the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development, and the Corporation of Studies for Latin America with headquarters in Chile (CIEPLAN).
From the left: Marco Herrera, Director of FUNGLODE, Diego Bermejo, Ambassador of Spain, Martín Torrijos, Former President of Panamá, Julio Cobos, Vicepresident of Argentina, Leonel Fernández, President of The Dominican Republic, Daniel Zovatto, International IDEA, Ernesto Samper, Former President of Colombia, Miguel Angel Encinas, AECID, and Alejandro Foxley, CIEPLAN.
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