SDDP Reinventing Democracy - Actions (MENA Initiative)
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Executive Summary
This paper reports the results of the second of a series of workshops organized by Future Worlds Center under the auspices of UNDEF. The dialogue was implemented in the context of the Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era (UNDEF) project. The purpose of this project was to bring together young people from all around the world in an attempt to take apart and reconstruct the concept of democracy. The workshop was organized using the structured dialogic design process (SDDP) approach within the context of a rich web-based communication environment. This Co-Laboratoty was organized using the Structured Democratic Dialogue Process (SDDP) approach within the context of a rich web-based communication environment. It is organized by the Middle East and Northern African Initiative.
The Triggering Question (TQ) was
"What concrete action, project or product would you propose to solve a particular shortcoming of current systems of governance?"
In response to the TQ, the 20 participants came up with 59 Actions, which were categorized in 13 clusters. Following the voting process, 30 ideas received one or more votes and were structured to create the influence MAP shown below.
According to the participants of this workshop, appear to be the most influential were:
- Action Plan 14: Online interactive and fun platform dedicated in addressing the issues related to the youth’s engagement in politics as well as the enhancing of awareness regarding the rights of citizens
- Action Plan 1: Mandatory participation in political youth centers during high schools
- Action Plan 58: Awareness campaigns about human rights and the role of citizens
- Action Plan 56: Creating monitoring and evaluation system in work places and governmental institutions
- Action Plan 55: Development of effective supporting units
- Action Plan 52: Create a platform where independent candidates can share their programs and views
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Participants
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Takwa Makhlouf | Tunisia |
| Ano Surmava | Georgia |
| Ethan Shafir | Israel |
| Houda Halwani | Lebanon |
| Omar Elmenofy | Bahrain |
| Eslam Elhossieny | Eygpt |
| Fatma Younis | Egypt |
| Ahmed Elsayed | Lebanon |
| Hazim Musleh | Palestine |
| Karim Chalhoub | Lebanon |
| Ayman Abu Aisheh | Palestine |
| Hassan Mahareeq | Palestine |
| Abedalrahman ALzghoul | Jordan |
| Manal Ibrahim | |
| Incinur Yilgin | Turkey |
| Bengisu Colak | Turkey |
| Rana Makki | |
| Hoda Touma | Lebanon |
| Deloris Saad | Lebanon |
| Ivi Solomou | Cyprus |