Coalition-building in a multi-ethnic state

Details

Proposed program

Day 1

16.00Welcome and Introduction

Getting to know each other

Presentation of the program

Introduction into the simulation game

Distribution of roles

16.45Start of the Simulation

Reading of material

Development of a detailed party program

Consultation within party on strategy

Election of party leader

19.20First News show

19.30End of day

Handing-in of party political priorities

Day 2

09.00Press conference with all parties

09.30Coalition talks between all parties on all issues

11.00News

11.10Coalition talks

12.30Lunch break

13.30News

13.40Coalition talks

15.00News

15.10 Decision on coalition and election of Prime Minister

15.30 Prime Minister’s speech

15.40Break

15.41

15.50Consultations about Council of Minorities

16.20News

16.30 Vote on Council of Minorities

16.35 Press conference

17.00End of game

17.10Debriefing of game

19.00Dinner

Day 3

10.00Coalition-building in the Dutch Parliament

Henk Jan Ormel, EFF Lecturer

11.30Break

12.00Coalition-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina

PDP, SDA, HDZ BiH and HDZ 1990 representatives

13.30Lunch

14.30Excursion

Visiting of churches and religious communities (Žitomislići, Mostar, Počitelj, Međugorje)

Dinner in Međugorje

Day 4

10.00Conclusions

Departure