Promoting democracy in post-conflict societies – a challenge for the Byblos Centre: UNESCO SHS

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Promoting democracy in post-conflict societies – a challenge for the Byblos Centre

How should democracy be encouraged in post-conflict societies? This was the subject of debate at a Conference held in April 2004 at UNESCO’s new Byblos Centre in Beirut, Lebanon.

During the Conference, the experts touched on basic issues such as: In post-conflict societies, how can skepticism towards the State and political process be overcome? What are the links between, on the one hand, social organization and cultural traditions and, on the other, democracy? Are any cultures incompatible with democratic values? What role can the United Nations and UNESCO play in the processes of democratization? More ...


Related UNESCO Themes	Democracy, Human Rights, Social Transformations

Status	Article in SHS Newsletter 05
File	byblos_conf2004_eng.pdf
Format	application/pdf

Author(s)	Blom, Jeanette



Publication Location	Paris
Publication Year	2004
Volume/Issue Number	Issue 05
Number of Pages	24 p.
Editor(s)	UNESCO


Series Title	SHS Newsletter




Keywords	democracy, democratization, conflict, post-conflict societies


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