Democracy and the Good Society -

6-8 June 2010, Istanbul:

The conference 'Building the Good Society - A European Perspective' held in January 2010 in London identified a triple crisis for European countries consisting of problems of equality, sustainability and democracy. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Compass, therefore, agreed on organising a conference on each of those problems to discuss the topics in greater detail. 

The first conference in this series was on democracy. It was held on 6-8 June in Istanbul. One of the overarching questions of the conference was why social democracy is in crisis all over Europe. However, the representatives from 14 European countries also discussed the democratic structures in the EU. 

For more information on the conference please see the conference programme.