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25 Years of Democracy Conference
23 July 2019
The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in partnership with the Presidency hosted of the 25 Years of Democracy Conference from 23 to 24 July 2019. The conference aims to facilitate reflective national discourse through research and social dialogue on the nation’s evolving democratisation process.
The multi-stakeholder conference offered South Africans a platform to engage and share varied experiences in a post-apartheid democracy for democratic consolidation and rebuilding participatory citizenship.
The conference was guided by four central questions:
The conference convened over two days using a range of interactive formats to facilitate both high level research and deep dives into policy and lived realities.
The expected outcomes of the two days will include a report on conference proceedings and input into the Presidential Macrosocial Report that will be launched later in the year.
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