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New York Democracy Forum >> 2006 Lecture Series
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Lecture Series
The New York Democracy Forum is a joint venture of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the Foreign Policy Association (FPA). Since the advance of democracy is one of the fundamental struggles of our time, NED and FPA believe it is critical that the world's leading commercial center engage with those who are part of that struggle. Launched on March 9, 2005 with the first annual Democracy Dinner, and followed by a monthly lecture series held at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, and during the fall at McGraw-Hill Auditorium, the aim of the New York Democracy Forum is to bring key figures in the democracy movement, individuals who are leading the way in the advance of democratic values and institutions around the world, to New York audiences. In addition to garnering support for the worldwide democracy movement from New York's civic, educational and financial leaders, the New York Democracy Forum creates opportunities for engaging with some of the world's current and future leaders. In addition, the Forum helps to raise public awareness of the work of NED and FPA.
Esther Dyson - "A Virtualist Tours the World: The Internet and the Emergence of Democracy"
Esther Dyson, longtime analyst of the IT and Internet worlds and author of the blog "Release 0.9," has a second life as an active investor and policy advisor in emerging markets. She was also founding chairman of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the independent agency that sets policy for the Internet's domain name system. She is an active board member of both the National Endowment for Democracy and the Eurasia Foundation. Recently returned from Bulgaria, Russia, India, South Africa, Dubai, Kazakhstan and all three Baltic States, Dyson will draw these strands together in remarks followed by a question/answer session about the Internet and democracy. Lecture: Nov. 27, 2006  View the presentation.
Jorge Castañeda - "Democratization in the Western Hemisphere: Prospects and Challenges"
Jorge Castañeda is the former Foreign Minister of Mexico and a renowned public intellectual, political scientist, and prolific writer. Dr. Castañeda received a B. A. from Princeton University and a B. A. from Universite de Paris-I (Pantheon-Sorbonne) an M. A. from Ecole Pratique de Hautes Etudes, Paris I, and his Ph. D. in Economics History from the University of Paris. He has taught at Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) Princeton, Berkeley and (since 1997) at NYU. Dr. Castañeda was a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1985-87). Among his many books are Utopia Unarmed: The Latin American Left after the Cold War (Knopf, 1993), The Mexican Shock (New Press, 1995), Compaņero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara (Knopf, 1997), and Perpetuating Power: How Mexican Presidents Were Chosen (New Press, 2000). Dr. Castañeda is a regular columnist for the Mexican daily Reforma, and Newsweek International. Since 1997, Dr. Castaneda has been Global Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Latin American Studies, New York University. He has been Member of the Board of Human Rights Watch since 2003. Lecture: October 30, 2006 View the presentation.
Kemal Dervis - "Development and Democratic Governance: Some Key Issues"
Kemal Dervis is head of the United Nations Development Programme, the UN's global development network. He is also the Chair of the United Nations Development Group and was recently appointed as a member of the High Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence in the Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance and the Environment. Prior to his appointment with UNDP, Mr. Dervis was a member of the Turkish Parliament representing Istanbul from 2002 to 2005. From 2001 to 2002, he was Minister for Economic Affairs and the Treasury, responsible for Turkey's recovery program after the devastating financial crisis that hit the country in February 2001. From 1977-2001 Mr. Dervis held various positions at the World Bank including Vice-President for the Middle East and North Africa Region and Vice-President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management. Mr. Dervis earned his Bachelor and Master's degrees in economics from the London School of Economics and his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He has taught at the Middle East Technical University, Bilkent and Princeton universities. He has published many articles in the fields of international trade, economic development and international affairs. His latest publication is "A Better Globalization: Legitimacy, Governance and Reform" for the Center for Global Development. Lecture: May, 2006 View the presentation. Read the transcript.
Richard Holbrooke - "How can America Advance Democracy Around the World"
Richard C. Holbrooke served in President Clinton's cabinet as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1999-2001. As Assistant Secretary of State for Europe (1994-1996), he was the chief architect of the 1995 Dayton peace agreement that ended the war in Bosnia. He later served as President Clinton's Special Envoy to Bosnia and Kosovo and Special Envoy to Cyprus while a private citizen. From 1993-1994, he was the U. S. Ambassador to Germany. He served as the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs during the Carter Administration (1977-1981) when Sino-American relations were normalized in December, 1978. Ambassador Holbrooke is currently Vice Chairman of Perseus, LLC, a leading private equity firm, he serves on the Board of Directors of NED and and is Chairman of the Asia Society. Lecture: March 8, 2006  View the presentation
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Kickoff dinner