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Aid and DemocratisationThe policy debate focuses on the role of international development cooperation in democracy promotion and decentralisation.&#160;&#160;Initial contribution:Martin Dahinden, Director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)Democracy Promotion at a Local Level: Experiences, Perspectives and Policy of Swiss International CooperationReaction and analysis:Prof. Olivier Roy, European University Institute, Florence, ItalyComments to ‘Democracy Promotion at a Local Level: Experiences, Perspectives and Policy of Swiss International Cooperation’Une réaction à « Democracy Promotion at a Local Level: Experiences, Perspectives and Policy of Swiss International Cooperation » Jean Bossuyt, Head of Strategy, EU External Action Programme of the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)Providing Effective Support to "Deep Democracy": How Can It Realistically Be Done?Didier Péclard, Senior researcher &#38; Head of the Statehood and Conflict Programme, swisspeace; Lecturer, University of BaselBringing Politics Back InDownload the whole debate (pdf)We invite the initial author and any interested readers to share their comments and views.Watch the live debate with Martin Dahinden (SDC) and Geert Laporte (ECDPM) online: