James Gomez, of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), will discuss IDEA’s new report Political Parties in South Asia: The Challenge of Change. This is the first regional report from International IDEA’s series on Research and Dialogue with Political Parties.

James Gomez’s visit to Washington follows the formal launch of the report in Kathmandu, Nepal during a two-day conference called The State of Political Parties in South Asia. This event brought together party leaders, scholars, aid agencies, civil society and the media from throughout the region to discuss the current issues facing political parties in South Asia. The report was also presented at the UN Department of Political Affairs in March 2007.

James Gomez has over 12 years of field experience in Asia working as a policy analyst and communications expert. Between 1998 and 2006, James Gomez worked with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation East and Southeast Asian Regional Office, first in Singapore and later in 2001 in Thailand as its Regional Research and Communications Manager. At IDEA he currently is developing policy advice for political parties and democracy assistance agencies in Nepal.

Speakers

• James Gomez
  Program Officer, Political Parties, International IDEA
• Jaya Raj Acharya, Discussant
  Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
• Colette Rausch, Moderator
  Deputy Director, Rule of Law, U.S. Institute of Peace

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