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M A Y 13, 2010
The Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy conducted a forum on the role of
public spaces in democratic societies. The forum in Thimphu hosted 40 participants
from the media, parliament, civil society organizations and government ministries.
The Director of the Royal Education Council and Stanford Professor Emeritus Mark
Mancall set the event in motion with an informative lecture that sketched out the
necessary foundations of a democracy (public space being salient among them).
Points raised in the lecture included:
A lively discussion on the subject of Bhutan’s democratic status followed the talk.
Participants discussed a range of topics including:
At the forum’s close, it was proposed that participants plan to meet at Clock Tower
Square ASAP to continue the dialogue initiated at the forum.