democracy support through party affiliated foundations martin Ängeby, secretary-general silc 1
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Democracy support through party affiliated foundations
Martin Ängeby, Secretary-General
SILC
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Party support through party affiliated foundations
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Support for the development of political parties – a reaction to the fall
of single party systems in Europe
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Why support political parties?
• Political parties are a vehicle for furthering the interests of people with perceived common agendas
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Why support political parties• Well functioning political parties have a coherent ideology,
based on values and assumptions about human nature.• An ideological party takes predictable stands• Political parties express priorities – issues that government
should be occupied with.
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Why political parties?
• Political parties formulate policy – How to address issues and problems.
“Eradicate poverty”
Free market economy and economic growth
make everyone richer, including the poor
State control bringeconomic growth
Redistribution of income favours the poor
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Why political parties?
• Political parties train and select candidates to represent party ideology and programme.
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Why political parties?
• Political parties in opposition hold the goverment accountable for its policy and presents alternatives
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There will be no democracy until democrats are in power…
…and the democrats grow in well functioning parties.
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”Freedom from oppression”
• New democracy assistance policy from 2010 • More support for actors of change, including
political parties• Party affiliated organizations invited to take
larger part
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Rules governing Swedish Party Affiliated Foundations (PAF)
• Currently, the government budget for PAF is 8.5 million Euros per year
• 70% is distributed relative to parliamentary seats (sister support)
• 30% of for competition (system support)
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Party affiliated foundations / organizations
•Affiliated with Moderaterna (con.)•Grass-top approach•Global outreach
•Affiliated with Socialdemokraterna (soc.dem.)•Largest PAO•Global outreach•Extensive trade union exhange programme
•Affiliated with Vänsterpartiet (former communist party)•Supports Chavez’ “socialism for the 21 century”•Staff of one
•Affiliated with Centerpartiet (lib.)•Strong party organization in Sweden involved in the projects and raising extra funds•West Africa, Iraq and Eastern Europe
•Affiliated with Miljöpartiet (green)•Supports green party start-ups•Staff of one
Green Forum
CIS
•Affiliated with Kristdemokraterna (Christ. dem.)•Strong in Africa, Cuba and broader work•Hard to find partners with kosher standpoints on women’s and LGTB rights
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• Affiliated with the Swedish Liberal Party (Folkpartiet Liberalerna)
• Works in totalitarian and post-totalitarian countries: Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Bosnia, Serbia, Cuba. Small projects in Zimbabwe, Somaliland and Singapore.
• Seven staff members, offices in Stockholm and Vilnius• Half of work-programme financed under PAF support
scheme, half under Sida’s country strategies• Turnover: 1.6 million Euro
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Silcs portfolio
Sister support• PFP Belarus• Yabloko St Petersburg• PNP Ukraine• AMN Moldova• LDP Serbia• LDS Bosnia• Tunisia
Other money• Russia – young activism• Belarus – Party center• Cuba• Regional North Africa
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Silc in Russia• Sister support: Jabloko• Project 2011:
Communication platform for 2011 elections
• Pilot project 2010-2011• Supports a united from
for opposition in North West Russia, NGOs and aktivists in human rights, environment, free media, LGBT groups
• Support for election watchdog Golos
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Silc in Belarus
• Support for social liberal party PFP
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• Party center in Vilnius• 8 Belarusian parties• 4 Swedish foundations
Programme• Womens wings• Youth• MediaBarCamp• Election observation
Silc in Cuba
• Independent press• Independent libraries• Political exchange
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Ukraine
• Human rights education as front for recruitment
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Moldova
• Summer booth• Bus tour• New project: minorities
• AMN lost parliamentary representation
• Uncertain future for project
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Serbia - LDP• Training youth• Training women• Training Local branches
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Bosnia LDS
• Supporting round tables• Supporting party
infrastructure
• Running out of luck…
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Singapore SDP
• Linking activists to party (death penalty, caning, human rights, LGBT groups etc)
• Not development cooperation according to OECD-DAC guidelines
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Somaliland Kulmyie
• All women in Somaliland parliament have been trained by Silc
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Zimbabwe – ZESN and Kubatana
• Social media and mobilization pilot
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Venezuela
• Exploring partnerships• Paz y Justicia Party?• Sedice think tank?
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Silc Publishing
• Raises profile• Book stand at every
party event
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Good advice
1. Make sure you have development cooperation competence on board
2. Be kind to the civil servants3. Make the case for sister
party support whenever you have the opportunity
4. Work with your party international (Liberal International, ELDR
5. Work with professional partners. If administration is a problem, then the whole party is a problem
6. Go for more money7. Use your youth wing for
assignments
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