Branimir Kuzmanović Belgrade City Council, Democratic Party Belgrade, Serbia Branimir Kuzmanovi´c joined the Democratic Party (DS) in 1990, when it was re-established after a decades-long ban. Mr. Kuzmanovi´c was one of the co-founders of the party’s youth wing and, following his mentor, Zoran Đind-i´c, helped lead the student protests against the government of Slobodan Miloševi´c. Following Serbia’s transition, Mr. Kuzmanovi´c has continuously held elected office as representative for the Belgrade municipality of Vraçar and was campaign manager for the mayor of Belgrade, Dragan Ðilas in the recent elections. He also serves as a senior regional political party trainer with the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
Tom Lodge Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick Limerick, Ireland Tom Lodge is Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Limerick. He has previously held positions at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, the University of York, the Social Science Research Council in New York, and the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa. In 1999-2000, he was Chair of the Africa Institute, and between 2004 and 2005, he served on the Research Assessment Executive Evaluation Committee of the National Research Foundation in Pretoria. He is the author of five books and two edited volumes, as well as over 60 journal articles and chapters in edited collections on South African politics.
Greg Power Global Partners & Associates London, United Kingdom Greg Power is a Director of Global Partners & Associates, where he supports the development of legislative institutions and political parties in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He has published widely on parliamentary and party development, including the first ever Global Parliamentary Report (IPU/UNDP 2012), The Challenges of Political Programming (IDEA 2011), and The Politics of Parliamentary Strengthening (WFD/GPA 2011). He was special adviser to Right Honourable Robin Cook and Right Honourable Peter Hain, as Leaders of the UK House of Commons. Previously, he was Director of the Parliament and Government Programme at the Hansard Society. He is a Visiting Fellow at Hull University’s Centre for Legislative Studies.
Rebecca A. Shoot Global Partners & Associates London, United Kingdom Rebecca A. Shoot manages GPA’s parliamentary and political party projects. She was the principal co-ordinator of the first ever Global Parliamentary Report (IPU/UNDP 2012). Previously, she spent four years managing and implementing political party assistance and parliamentary strengthening projects throughout Central and Eastern Europe for the National Democratic Institute (NDI), including as Resident Program Officer in Belgrade. Prior employment includes work in constituency assistance and policy development at the Scottish Parliament and New York State Assembly. Speaking engagements include party and parliamentary conferences in Belgrade, Skopje, Washington, Panama City, and Geneva.
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