Rule of Law and Development Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Future Perspectives
We have seen a shift in rule of law and development cooperation’s priorities and practices. However, the current context of manufactured ‘crisis’ of budget cuts and policy changes has shown an even faster pace of change, which has shaken the sector and cast doubt on our ability to deliver meaningful change through locally led solutions and people-centred justice. Indeed, we have found that enacting solidarity, empathy, and hope have themselves become acts of resistance.
During the Shifting Discourses project supported by THRIVE Institute and the KPSRL’s Knowledge Management Fund, a group of researchers [CK1] interviewed practitioners working in the rule of law, development, and humanitarian international cooperation. This led the team to take a closer look at how donors and development stakeholders engage with ‘localisation’ and decolonial practices.
The findings are summarized in the Shifting Discourses Report. The team of researchers also wrote the Shifting Discourses Policy Brief that was presented to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2024.
Objectives
- Envision pathways to push forward more locally led rule of law support and development cooperation in times of budget cuts and interest-based politics.
- Use this event as a catalyst for new partnerships and future collaborations around innovating local leadership.
Agenda (Online Event)
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16:15 – 16:30 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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16:30 – 16:45 |
Exploring the recommendations and impacts of the ‘Shifting Discourses’ Project, Report & Policy Brief |
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16:45 – 17:00 |
Intervention 1 ‘Crisis’ and the current state of rule of law and development cooperation: where do we go from here? |
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17:00 – 17:15 |
Intervention 2 Funding localisation in critical times: Enacting hope, solidarity and community |
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17:15 – 17:45 |
Q&A and Open discussion: How can localisation of the rule of law and development cooperation continue to be funded and enacted meaningfully?* |
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17:45 – 18:00 |
Closing remarks |
*we ask that participants reflect on this question throughout the interventions and prepare any questions and remarks they would want to share during the open discussion.
Registration
We will share a more detailed agenda with speaker details in the coming days. Registration is possible through this link. You will receive the Zoom link after registration.