Welcome to a conversation about the work to defend and strengthen democracy as Sweden celebrates its centenary, with the Swedish Minister of Culture and Democracy Amanda Lind and Annika Silva-Leander, Senior Programme Manager at the Democracy Assessment Unit of International IDEA.
Sweden marks 100 years of universal suffrage and celebrates democracy this year. At the same time, democracy is in decline in many parts of the world, with escalating human rights violations and ongoing threats and violence against activists. These challenges to democracy have been further aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The participants will discuss the current issues affecting democracy in Sweden and worldwide, answering some key questions such as: How bleak is the current state of democracy in the world? How can we reverse the negative trends, and what can we learn from how democracy has developed in Sweden? What long-term implications will the pandemic have for global democracy?
Annika Silva-Leander, Senior Programme Manager at the Democracy Assessment Unit of International IDEA.
Moderator:
Rosaline Marbinah, chair of LSU - Sweden's Youth organizations
The conversation will be broadcasted on Facebook and YouTube on Thursday, 3 June 2021, at12:00 - 12:40 CEST
The Working language of the event is Swedish, with English subtitles available.
SWEDISH:
Välkommen till ett samtal om arbetet för att stärka demokratin med kultur- och demokratiminister Amanda Lind och Annika Silva-Leander, Senior programchef på enheten Democracy Assessment på International IDEA.
Sverige firar 100 år med demokrati i år. Samtidigt går demokratin bakåt på många håll i världen och hot och våld mot människorättsförsvarare eskalerar. Pandemin har ytterligare förvärrat situationen.
Hur allvarligt är läget för demokratin i världen? Hur kan vi vända den negativa trenden och vad kan vi lära av hur demokratin utvecklades i Sverige? Vad innebär pandemin på sikt för demokratin?
Medverkande:
Amanda Lind, kultur- och demokratiminister Annika Silva-Leander, Senior programchef på enheten Democracy Assessment på International IDEA.
Moderator: Rosaline Marbinah, ordförande för LSU – Sveriges ungdomsorganisationer, demokratiambassadör och ledamot i kommittén Demokratin 100 år
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