Good Governance in Europe and the Neighbourhood
26-27 October 2012
Chateau Status, Nicosia Cyprus
The conference ‘Good Governance in Europe and the Neighbourhood’ interrogated governance in the Balkans and Southeast Europe, especially in countries that have been affected by conflict.
In the past few years, the question of governance has become a central feature of political debate across Europe. Debates about ideology appear to have given way to discussions about the ways in which political authorities exercise their power. Is that power truly used for the greater good, or is it, willfully or otherwise, narrowly focused on serving particular segments of society? Taking place in Cyprus, and coinciding with the Republic of Cyprus's presidency of the European Union, the conference examined the ways in which our understanding of good governance is being shaped in the contemporary era across the European Union and its neighborhood. Papers drew on lessons and experiences from Bosnia, Kosovo, FYROM, and other comparative cases to shed both theoretical and empirical light on how we define and assess good governance today. A final roundtable session focused on current governance issues on both sides of the Cyprus Green Line and assessed the impact of governance on future reconciliation in the island.
Conference organizer:
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Rebecca Bryant, A.N. Hadjiyiannis Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, LSE
Conference committee:
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Rebecca Bryant, A.N. Hadjiyiannis Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, LSE
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James Ker-Lindsay, Eurobank EFG Senior Fellow on the Politics of South East Europe, LSEE-Research on SEE, LSE
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Nikos Skoutaris, A.N. Hadjiyiannis Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, LSE
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Nicos Trimikliniotis, Senior Research Consultant, PRIO Cyprus Centre
CONFERENCE PHOTOS
From left to right:
Sertaç Sonan, Erhan Erçin, Fiona Mullen, Rebecca Bryant, Alex Apostolides
From left to right:
Ekrem Eddy Güzeldere, Constantin Stephanou, Ayla Gürel, Ömer Gökçekuş