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198 I PARLIAMENT AND DEMOCRACY IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Working group on Parliaments’ contribution to democracy Rapporteur PROFESSOR DAVID BEETHAM Professor Emeritus, University of Leeds, Fellow of the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex and Associate Director, Democratic Audit UK. David Beetham has become one of the best-known and most distinguished experts in the field of democratic theory and practice. He has published widely in this area. Besides theoretical works on democracy and human rights, Professor Beetham has pioneered new methods of assessment of democracy and human rights, and worked with a number of international organisations to help implement them. His recent publications include: The International Idea Handbook on Democracy Assessment (Kluwer Law International, 2002), The State of Democracy (Kluwer Law International, 2002), Democracy under Blair (Politico’s, 2003), Democracy: a Beginner’s Guide (One World Publications, 2005) and Introducing Democracy: 80 Questions and Answers, 2nd edition (UNESCO, 2006). Members MR. AVRAHAM BURG Former Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Avraham Burg is a former head of the National Religious Party. Mr. Burg has in recent years been a senior member of the Israeli Labour Party and one of the most charismatic members of Parliament. In 1999, he became the youngest Speaker in the history of the Israeli Knesset. He has boldly argued that there cannot be democracy in Israel without equal rights for all who live there, Arab as well as Jew. On 1 December 2003, Avraham Burg and a group of Israeli and Palestinian civic leaders negotiated and signed the Geneva Accord, a proposal that, if implemented, would resolve some of the thorniest issues of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and pave the way towards ending decades of bloodshed. MR. PIERRE CORNILLON Honorary Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Pierre Cornillon was Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union from 1987 to 1998. Prior to being elected to this post, he had spent 22 years in the service of the organisation. Since 1998, Mr. Cornillon has carried out missions for the promotion of human rights and democracy in various countries. He has taken part in many international meetings and has held advisory positions in several international bodies dealing with parliament and democracy. Mr. Cornillon is a member of the International Panel on Democracy and Development, which was established in 1998 by the Director General of UNESCO to guide that
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