POLICY DIALOGUE DAY 2017”From Knowledge to Action: Current Insights on Democracy, Governance and Armed Conflict”

Wednesday 10 May 2017, 10.00-17:00(Wallenberg Conference Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden)

Welcome:Dr. Pam Fredman, Vice-Chancellor (University of Gothenburg)Introductory Note (Preliminary)Mrs. Annika Söder (Secretary of State, Sweden) Keynote Speaker: Dr. Richard Youngs (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

What are most important global changesin democracy, conflict and governancetoday, and what are their implications forpromoting human development?

Is democracy in decline? If so, as we believe, in which areasare the most common declines? What do the latest findingssay about current trends in armed conflicts? How has thenature and scope of conflict changed, and can we still expectthat democratic institutions can help prevent it? Is corruption asource of “bad democracy” or the other way around, anoutcome? Can you have “good government” withoutdemocracy? And how important is the state to humandevelopment outcomes? Has the state and democracy lost itsmeaning for citizens today? How do we best promotedemocracy, human rights, quality of government, and peacein today's changing environment?

The Policy Dialogue Day seeks to bridge the gap betweenanalysis and practice. It will cover topics related to the mostrecent findings in the areas of democracy, conflicts,corruption, and local governance. This annual Policy Daycontinues to serve as a dialogue platform for practitioners andpolicy-makers, and academics.

Program

09.00-10.00 Registration & Coffee

10.00-10.30 Introduction & KeynotesV-Dem Dataset Launch

10.30-10.50 World Development Report 2017

10.50-10.55 Break

10.55-11.40 Presentations of academic findings (4tracks):

Democracy: “Overcoming Unevenness in Democracy”Governance: “Corruption and Quality of Government”Local Development: “Challenges of Representation”Armed Conflict: “Monitoring and anticipating armedconflict”

11.40-11.45 Break

11.45-12.30 Presentations of academic findings:

Democracy: “Accountability and Development”Governance: “Quality of Government and EffectiveDemocracy”Local Development: “The Politics of Service Provision”Armed Conflict: “Promoting Peaceful Societies: The roleof institutions and interventions”

12.30-13.30 Lunch & World Development Report 2017

13.30-15.00 Turning the tables:

Democracy. Moderator: Per Nordlund (SIDA). Speakers:Jerzy Pomianowski (EED), Maria Leissner (CoD)Governance. Moderator: Carl Dahlström (U ofGothenburg). Speakers: Greg Power (GPG), PatrickKeuleers (UNDP), Ann Sofi Agnevik (SKL)Local Development. Moderator: Happy Mickson Kayuni(IPOR). Speaker: Varja Lipovsek (Twaweza), NicolasGarrigue (UNDP)Armed Conflict. Moderator: Björn Holmberg(Swedepeace). Speakers: Theodore Piccone(Brookings), Sven-Eric Söder (FBA)

15.00-15.30 Coffee break

15.30-16.00 Plenary session: reflections by RichardYoungs (Carnegie Endowment forInternational Peace)

16.00-17.00 Reception

Organizers

V-Dem is a new approach to conceptualizingand measuring democracy. Website: https://www.v-dem.net/en/The QoG Institute conduct and promote research on thecauses, consequences and nature of Good Governance andthe Quality of Government. Website: http://qog.pol.gu.seGLD aims to explain variation in governance and localdevelopment in an effort to promote human welfare globally.Website: http://gld.gu.seUCDP is one of the most accurate and well-used data-sourceson organized violence. Website: http://ucdp.uu.se To sign-up: Please contact Natalia Stepanova by April

21st at natalia.stepanova@v-dem.net.

Program (1)

Time, Room Event/Session

09.00-10.00Entrance Hall

Registration & Coffee

10.00-10.30Wallenbergsalen

Introduction & KeynotesV-Dem Dataset Launch: Largest Database on Democracy in History

Chair: Prof. Staffan I. Lindberg (Director V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg)

Professor Pam Fredman (Vice-Chancellor, University of Gothenburg)Mrs. Annika Söder (Secretary of State, Sweden) preliminaryDr. Richard Youngs (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

10.30-10.50Wallenbergsalen

World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law

Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they oftenfail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why do some bad policies endure?This World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law addresses these fundamental questions, which are atthe heart of development.

Marco Larizza (Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank)Edouard Al-Dahdah (Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank)

10.50-10.55Entrance Hall

Break

10.55-11.40 Scholars presenting findings during four parallel tracks:

Room: Wallenbergsalen Room: Europe Room: Sydamerika Room: Antarktis

Democracy: Overcoming Unevenness in Democracy

Moderator: Dr. John Gerring (University of Texas at Austin)

Governance: Corruption and Quality of Government

Moderator: Dr. Andreas Bågenholm (the QoGInstitute, University ofGothenburg)

Local Development:Challenges of Representation

Moderator: Dr. Lise Rakner (University ofBergen)

Armed Conflict:Monitoring and anticipating armed conflict

Moderator: BjörnHolmberg (Swedepeace)

“Overcoming Unevenness in Democracy”Presenter: Dr. Kelly McMann (Case Western Reserve University)

“How to Get to Polyarchy? Sequencing Analysis Using Methods from Evolutionary Biology”Presenters: Dr. Staffan I. Lindberg (V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg), Dr. Jan Teorell (Lund University)

“Who Revolts? Empirically Revisiting the Social Origins of Democracy”Presenter: Dr. Carl Henrik Knutsen (University of Oslo)

”Elections as instruments to combat corruption”Presenter: Dr. Georgios Xezonakis (University ofGothenburg)

”Taxation and governmentquality”Presenter: Dr. RasmusBroms (University ofGothenburg)

”Local Ethnicity and LocalElections: Lessons from South Africa's 2016 Elections” Presenter: Dr. Adam Harris (GLD, University of Gothenburg)

”Gender and Representation in Malawi”Presenter: AsiyatiChiweza, Ragnhild Muriaas and Lindsay Benstead

”The Dynamics of Localand National Elections: Partisanship, Ethnicity, and Club Goods in Malawi”Presenter: Dr. Ellen Lust (Director, GLD, Universityof Gothenburg)

”Uppsala Conflict Data Program: Conflicts of the World – Past and Present” Presenter: Dr. Erik Melander (UCDP Director, Uppsala University)

”ViEWS – a politicalViolence Early WarningSystem” Presenter: Dr. Håvard Hegre (ViEWS Project leader, Uppsala University)

Program (2)

Time, Room Event/Session

11.40-11.45Entrance Hall

Break

Sessions continue

11.45-12.30 Room: Wallenbergsalen Room: Europe Room: Sydamerika Room: Antarktis

Democracy:Accountability and Development

Moderator: Dr. John Gerring (University of Texas at Austin)

Governance: “Quality of Government and Effective Democracy”

Moderator: Dr. Andreas Bågenholm (the QoGInstitute, University ofGothenburg)

Local Development: The Politics of Service Provision

Moderator: Dr. Ellen Lust (Professor and Director, Program on Governance and Local Development)

Armed Conflict: Promoting Peaceful Societies: The role of institutions and interventions

Moderator: BjörnHolmberg (Swedepeace)

”When All Else Fails. Clientelism as a substitute for stateprovided public services” Presenter: ValeriyaMechkova (V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg)

”ConstrainingGovernments: New indices of vertical, horizontal and diagonal accountability”Presenter: Dr. AnnaLuhrmann (V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg)

”Suicide by Competition? Authoritarian InstitutionalAdaptation and RegimeFragility” Presenters: Dr. Michael Bernhard (Raymond and Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar Chair, University of Florida), Amanda B. Edgell (PhD Candidate, University of Florida)

“Gender equality, quality of government and effective democracy”Presenter: Dr. Amy Alexander (AssociateProfessor, University of Gothenburg)

“State capacity and democracy” Presenter: Dr. Marina Nistotskaya (PhD,University of Gothenburg)

“Ethnic Determinants of Local Service Provision in Africa: Evidence from Malawi”Presenter: Dr. Adam Harris (GLD, University of Gothenburg)

”The Effect of ElectoralLaws on Ethnic Favoritism in Service Provision: Evidence from Jordan” Presenter: Dr. Kristen Kao (GLD, University of Gothenburg)

“Same, Same but Different: Understanding How Patterns of Accountability Differ Across Different Public Goods”Presenter: Dr. Ruth Carlitz (GLD, Universityof Gothenburg)

“Democratic Institutions and Armed Conflict” Presenter: Dr. Hanne Fjelde (Uppsala University)

“Reducing Violence through Peace Operations”Presenter: Dr. Lisa Hultman (Uppsala University)

12.30-13.30Restaurant 2nd floor

Lunch

World Bank Report 2017: presentation continues

Policy making and policy implementation do not occur in a vacuum. Rather, they take place in complex political andsocial settings, in which individuals and groups with unequal power interact within changing rules as they pursueconflicting interests. The process of these interactions is what this Report calls governance, and the space in whichthese interactions take place, the policy arena. More details will be presented during this session on World Bank Report2017.

Marco Larizza (Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank)Edouard Al-Dahdah (Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank)

Program (3)

Time, Room Event/Session

Turning the tables:

13.30-15.00 Room: Wallenbergsalen Room: Europe Room: Sydamerika Room: Antarktis

Democracy

Moderator: Per Nordlund (SIDA)

Speakers: Jerzy Pomianowski(EED)Maria Leissner (CoD)

Governance

Moderator: Carl Dahlström (U of Gothenburg)

Speakers: Greg Power (GPG)Patrick Keuleers(UNDP), Ann Sofi Agnevik (SKL)

Local Development

Moderator: Happy Mickson Kayuni(IPOR)

Speaker:Varja Lipovsek(Twaweza), Nicolas Garrigue (UNDP)

Armed Conflict

Moderator: Björn Holmberg (Swedepeace)

Speakers: Theodore Piccone(Brookings)Sven-Eric Söder (FBA)

15.00-15.30Entrance Hall

Coffee Break

15.30-16.00Wallenbergsalen

Plenary session: reflections by Richard Youngs (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

16.00-17.00Restaurant or Entrance Hall

Reception

Practical Info

Conference Center WallenbergAdress: Medicinaregatan 20 A, GothenburgWallenberg Conference Centre is located at Medicinareberget, above the Sahlgrenska Hospital.Tram stop: ”Medicinaregatan”, trams 6, 7, 8 and 13

Map showing the walk from the tram stop to Conference Center Wallenberg:

Conference Center Wallenberg:

Contact details:

Natalia Stepanova, natalia.stepanova@v-dem.netDalila Sabanic, dalila.sabanic@gu.se