University of London
Institute of Commonwealth Studies
International Workshop: ‘‘The impact of transnational non-governmental public
actors (NGPAs) on policy processes and policy outcomes: translating
advocacy into sustainable policy engagement'’
11th – 12th September 2007
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Tuesday September 11th
9.30 – 10.00
Session 1: Welcome and Overview
Richard Crook (ICwS): Purpose of the Workshop and review of
the project. What have we learnt about the effectiveness of
North-South NGPA action in influencing policy-making and
policy- implementation?
10.00 – 11.00
Session 2: Influencing policy at the Commonwealth and
global levels I
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and ‘Para 55’
Commonwealth HIV/AIDS campaign
11.00 – 11.30
11.30 –13.00
Panel: Richard Bourne (researcher); representatives of
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Delhi and Ghana
Coffee Break
Session 3: Influencing policy at the Commonwealth and
global levels II
The ‘Make Trade Fair’ Campaign: OXFAM’s experience of
working with Southern NGPAs in the agriculture and garment
industries of South/ South East Asia
13.00-14.00
14.00 – 15.30
Panel: Jeff Atkinson (OXFAM Australia—ESRC Practitioner
Fellow ); Martin Scurrah (OXFAM America); Richard Bourne,
(researcher) ; representative of DFID Policy Division
lunch.
Session 4: Influencing policy at the Commonwealth and
global levels III
The Kimberley Process and Partnership Africa-Canada (PAC);
the Small Island Developing States Network
15.30 – 16.00
Panel: Tim Shaw (researcher); representative of PAC;
representative of SIDSNet
Tea break
16.00 – 17.30
Session 5: Influencing national governments I : changing the
law
The Pakistan Anti-Tobacco Campaign; Sisters in Islam
(Malaysia)
Panel: Richard Bourne (researcher); Nazila Ghanea-Hercock
(researcher); representative of PATC; representative of SII
Wednesday September 12th
9.30 – 11.00
Session 6: Influencing national governments II :
development and good governance
India: PRIA in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh; Ghana:
Center for Democratic Development (CDD), Integrated Social
Development Centre (ISODEC) and GAPVOD (Ghana
Association of Private Voluntary Organisations for
Development).
11.00 – 11.30
11.30 – 13.00
Panel: James Manor (researcher); representative of Samarthan,
Madhya Pradesh; representative CDD Ghana; representative of
CHRI, Ghana; representative of CEPRESE Ghana;
representative of Self Employed Womens Association, India ;
representative of DFID India
Coffee break
Session 7: Influencing national governments III :
development and good governance
Land issues and post- conflict justice in Rwanda: the cases of
LandNET and Penal Reform International’s local customary
justice (gaccaca) programme
13.00 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.30
Panel: Paul Gready (researcher); representative of TROCAIRE
Rwanda; representative of Rwanda Institute for Sustainable
Development
Lunch
Session 8: Influencing local governments: transnational
community associations
Ghana: ‘Hometown’ Associations with London branches; India
(Kerala): CommunityAssociations with London branches
15.30 – 16.00
16.00 – 17.00
Panel: Richard Crook (researcher); representatives of La
Mansaamo Kpee, Accra, Ghana; Peki Union, Peki Ghana ;
representative of CEPRESE Ghana;representative of DFID
Migration Team; representative Kerala tbc
Teabreak
Roundtable: More effective policy influencing : policy and
practice lessons for NGPAs with South – North linkages