Welcome to the DDP

The DDP was initiated in 1993 as a partner project of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation of Germany. For the last 13 years it has been a non-partisan non-profit organisation, supporting capacity building on governance and civil society levels to ensure that both are empowered for meaningful participation in South Africa’s social transformation.

Since its inception DDP has been committed to the promotion of the following principles:
  • Citizen participation & political awareness
  • A culture of human rights & good governance
  • Decentralised and pluralist government

Conference: In partnership with the School of Public Administration and Development Management of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, DDP is hosting every year a National Local Government Conference.

Local Government Conference

(11-12 August 2008, Southern Sun, Elangeni,Durban)

DDP hosted its 5th National Annual Local Government Conference entitled "Local Government Financing and Development in SA"   
      
Public Dialogues & Fora: Political forums are aimed at creating a platform for dialogue and debate between leaders, experts, academic and civil society. These debates seek to advocate accountability and public participation.

Political Forum: The Relationship between Representative and Participatory Democracy in Post-Apartheid South Africa

23 July 2008, Southern Sun, Elangeni

The purpose of the forum was to explore how a thicker relationship between representative and participatory forms of democracy could create possibilities for constructing alternative power relations between the state and society.
      
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