Preface
To Discipline the Party: Responsibility of the Party
—The Party and the World Dialogue 2015
(Nov. 22nd – 29th, 2015)………………………………………………………….
Opening Ceremony and Plenary Session…………………………
Panel I: Honest and Clean politics: How Many Roads Lead to Rome?......................................................................................................
Corruption is a hard nut to crack for political parties, ruling parties in particular, around the world. No public power is risk-free in front of corruption, and ruling parties are fighting a perpetual war against it. This topic is specified into the following questions: How to understand the root cause of corruption? Why is corruption so hard to eradicate? What complicated challenges are political parties facing in terms of anti-corruption? How to find good ways to combat corruption according to national conditions and political culture and traditions?
Panel II: Cracking Down on Corruption: Can Ruling Parties Supervise Themselves?...........................................................................
Self-supervision of political parties is a key link in punishing corruption. Improving the ruling party’s self-supervision calls for effective regulations as well as a strong sense of political mission. This topic is specified into the following questions: How can ruling parties “keep power reined within the cage of regulations”?How can ruling parties combat corruption through improving internal regulations? What are the influences and risks for ruling parties that fight corruption?
Panel III: Governing the Party according to Rules: State Laws and Party Disciplines?....................................................................................
For political parties to sustain their political life, their members must follow party disciplines and rules. Ruling parties should value application of the thinking of rule of law to ensure that intra-party regulations and rules are meshed with state laws. This topic is specified into the following questions: How is “rule of law” understood in perspectives of international comparisons? How to practice party-building so as to ensure that party members follow disciplines and rules? What is the relationship between rule-based Party governance and the rule of law?
Panel IV: Global Cooperation: How to Build a Corruption Prevention and Anti-corruption Network?..........................................
Corruption plagues the globe; some countries even shelter and entertain the corrupt for some reasons. Preventing and fighting against corruption needs efforts made by countries in concert and more forcible international rules and mechanisms. This topic is specified into the following questions: How can political parties facilitate experience sharing on corruption prevention and control? How can international rules and treaties promote global cooperation on fighting corruption? What are the specific barriers against international anti-corruption cooperation?
Wrap-up and Closing Ceremony…………………………………….