Seminar III
The Question of Democracy and Participation
International workshop by transform! europe in cooperation with Left Forum in Helsinki, 1-2 April 2011.
The Strategic Perspectives of Transformative Left Parties in Europe (3)
Programme
Friday, 1 April
09:30-09:45
Opening: Ruurik Holm, Left Forum (Vasemmistofoorumi) and transform! europe
09:45-12:00
Democracy in Parties and Movements
Franco Russo, transform! italia
Teivo Teivainen, University of Helsinki
13:00-15:00
European (Radical) Left Party Structure and the Issue of Internal Democracy
Cornelia Hildebrandt, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Berlin
Luke March, University of Edinburgh
15:30-18:00
Identities and Parties of the (Radical) Left
Elisabeth Gauthier, Espaces Marx and transform! europe
1-2 Speakers (to be announced)
Saturday, 2 April
09:30-12:00
Presentation of the Study on the Development of a European Party System
Walter Baier, transform! europe
Presentation of the Survey on the European Left Party
Haris Golemis, Vagia Lysikatou, Stavros Panagiotidis (Nicos Poulantzas Institute and transform! europe)
Members and Voters of European Left Parties
Anna Striethorst, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Brussels
12:45-14:30
Case studies on European Left Parties
14:30-16:30
Public Event on Solutions to the Economic and Financial Crisis
(organized by Left Alliance)
Paavo Arhinmäki, president, Left Alliance
Heikki Patomäki, professor, University of Helsinki
Miguel Portas, Member of European Parliament, GUE/NGL
Helmut Scholz, Member of European Parliament, GUE/NGL
Alexis Tsipras, president of Synaspismos and vice-president of European Left Party
16:45-18:30
Case studies on European Left Parties
Documentos
