Democracy in Practice

Uniendo horizontes: El Presidente Sagasti y Diego Area conversan sobre el fortalecimiento de la relación trilateral UE, EEUU y LAC de cara a las cumbres UE CELAC y Cumbre de las Américas

“Viaje a Ítaca” es un ciclo de entrevistas fruto de la alianza entre el Club de Madrid y Latinoamérica21, en el que el reconocido académico latinoamericanista, Dr. Manuel Alcántara, entrevista a destacadas personalidades que son Miembros de Club de Madrid, abordando temas relacionados con la realidad política global, regional y nacional de los entrevistados.

“Viaje a Ítaca” es un ciclo de entrevistas fruto de la alianza entre el Club de Madrid y Latinoamérica21, en el que el reconocido académico latinoamericanista, Dr. Manuel Alcántara, entrevista a destacadas personalidades que son Miembros de Club de Madrid, abordando temas relacionados con la realidad política global, regional y nacional de los entrevistados.

En este episodio Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Ex Presidente de la República de Costa Rica y Miembro de Club de Madrid, y Diego Area, Subdirector de Desarrollo Estratégico en el Centro Adrienne Arsht para América Latina del Atlantic Council, discuten sobre cómo construir una alianza más sólida entre Europa y el continente americano.

Ms. Jokate Urban Mwegelo, District Commissioner of Korogwe, Tanzania, and Carla Carvalho, member and founder of Cape Verdean Association for the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence, discuss women's leadership and their role in politics on a continent like Africa. This podcast episode is part of The Charter Project Africa. It is co-funded by the European Union and its contents are the sole responsibility of The Charter Project Africa and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

Appointed Vice Chairperson of the Afghan Interim Administration and Minister of Women's Affairs in 2001, Dr. Sima Samar headed the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission for 17 years. We now have her on our podcast to talk to us about the situation of women and minorities in Afghanistan.

We talk about diversity and the importance of the participation of youth in politics with Mr. Yannick Shetty. He is the youngest member of the Austrian Parliament. He participates in the Committees on Buildings and Housing, Consumer Protection, Equal Treatment, Sports, Environment, Education, Accounting, and Incompatibility. He is also the party’s spokesperson on issues regarding LGBTQI+, inclusion, youth and sports.

We discussed inclusive leadership and youth participation in Africa with Mr. Timothy Pagonachi Mtambo, former Minister for Civic Education and National Unity in Malawi, and Mr. Lennon Monyae, Youth Liaison Officer and Researcher of the African Peer Review Mechanism. This podcast episode is part of Political Voices for Inclusion, a Club de Madrid initiative, in collaboration with The Charter Project Africa. It is co-funded by the European Union and its contents are the sole responsibility of The Charter Project Africa and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

La ex vicepresidenta de Costa Rica Epsy Campbell participa en el podcast 'Democracy in Practice' para explicar su importante labor en la promoción de la inclusión y la igualdad y cuáles son los siguientes pasos a seguir en este sentido. Campbell es la primera mujer afrocostarricense y la segunda mujer afrodescendiente en ocupar un alto cargo como el de vicepresidenta en el continente americano. Actualmente es miembro del Foro Permanente de Afrodescendientes de las Naciones Unidas, desde donde sigue trabajando para promover la igualdad de género y la inclusión de los pueblos afrodescendientes.

Atty. Anna Tarhata S. Basman is currently one of the Deputy Floor Leaders of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, in the Philippines. Today, reflecting on her own background and experiences, Ms. Basman will share with us her perspective on successful approaches to inclusive leadership. Ms. Basman is a champion of the topic, through her extensive work on the rehabilitation of Marawi as well as through her role as chair on the committee on accounts and the Sub-committee on Disadvantaged.