St. Petersburg International Conference on
"Local Councils as Subjects and Objects of Change--
Actual Problems of Self-Governance"
November 29 - 30, 1999

Sponsored by:

- The Center for Civil Society and International Cooperation (Russia) - The St.Petersburg Association of Scientists and Scholars (Russia) - St.Petersburg Municipal Club (Russia)

With support of:

- St.Petersburg City Council - City Governor and City Governor Administration - Admiralteisky District Administration - Academy on Civil Society (USA); - USIA/IREX (USA)

Objectives:

An international conference on "Local Councils as Subjects and Objects of Change: Actual Problems of Self-Governance" will bring a number of leading international and Russian specialists together in St. Petersburg, Russia, November 29-30, 1999 to consider the roles of local councils as catalysts of change in a social-political structure as well as institutions themselves profoundly influenced, and sometimes transformed, by social and political change in a state. This inquiry is of central importance in countries such as Russia which are going through far-reaching political and economic transitions and facing unresolved problems in defining the roles of self-governance in rapidly changing conditions.

Themes:

Papers, presentations and panel discussions will address various aspects of five broad "unanswered questions" which link the Russian experience with experience elsewhere:

(1) how local councils are organized in St.Petersburg (organizational/structural issues of local councils);

(2) how to develop a local council's budget (financial and economic aspects of local councils);

(3) what is a normative/legislative base of local councils;

(4) how local councils interact with state institutions of political power;

(5) the municipal press and its future. Related issues are also welcome.

Participants:

In order to achieve these results, participants will be drawn from various sectors within and outside of Russia. Both Russian and international participants will present a few major sectors:

• Local councils (Local councils' deputies);
• NGOs (NGOs' representatives);
• Small Business (Small Business representatives);
• Municipal Press (municipal Press representatives)
• City Council (City council deputies);
• City Administration (committee chairs);
• City Governor and City Governor Administration staff.

It is anticipated that the number of conference participants and attendees will be about 250-300.

The deadline for submitting proposals is November 1, 1999.

Please send your proposals including title of your paper, participant's name and full contact address/telephone/fax/e-mail to:

(before November 1)
Prof. Elena B. Labkovskaya
620 Barton Ave., 2N
Evanston, IL., 60202, USA
Tel./Fax(847)-869-6434

(after November 1)
Fontanka 56-20
St.Petersburg
191002 Russia
Tel/Fax: +7-(812)-112-5368 or +7-(812)-310-5792
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Last updated:    October 1999

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