Civil society and social development
May 2000, 27-28
Moscow
Seminar's organizers:
Interregional public foundation
for support of the military reform (Russia)
School of peace (Grenoble,
France)
Review:
In
May 2000, Moscow hosted a seminar devoted to Civil Society and Social
Development. It was sponsored by the Grenoble School of Peace and
Interregional Public Foundation for Support of the Military Reform.
The seminar was attended by: the Centre for International Studies
(USA), Analytical Centre for Social Research (France), Centre for
Research of Peace and Conflicts (France), Group for Research of Information
on Peace and Security (Belgium), Civil and Defence Research Association
(France), International Association for Civil Participation (USA),
Marne la Vallee University (France), University of Political Rights
and Social Sciences (France), International Association for Civil
Participation (France), European Centre for Universal Independence
and Solidarity, Sacro Cuare Catholic University (Italy), Institute
for Political Studies (France), Centre for the Organisation of Canadians
(Canada), Foundation for Strategic Studies (France), Savoy University
(France), Kaliningrad State University, Minsk State University, Institute
for Economic and Social Studies (Russia), General Staff Military Academy
(Russia), Defence University (Russia), Moscow State Social University,
Institute for Social and Political Studies of the Russian Academy
of Sciences, Committee of Soldiers' Mothers (Russia), Civil Society
Foundation (Russia), Foundation for Local Government (Russia), Social
Partnership Centre of the Moscow Government, Institute for Social
Engineering (Russia), Centre for International and Strategic Studies
(Russia), Academy of the Directorate of the Interior (Russia), Russian
Conservative Party, Public Movement of Free Democrats of Russia, Krasnaya
Zvezda Newspaper (Russia) and Vlast Magazine (Russia).
The two-day debate has demonstrated that today the problems raised
at the seminar are pressing for all countries since they are closely
linked with their current development. First and foremost, it regards
interrelationships between political power and social structures.
The seminar helped reach understanding on most complex issues as regards
to historic development of civil society. The debate focused on some
lessons pertaining to globalisation processes, internal conflicts,
national security, etc.