Programme

Day 1: Thursday, January 8, 2009

8:30–9:00 AM

Registration

Opening Plenary - Venue GLT3
9:00–9:30 AM

Welcome & Overview

Chairperson: Professor Neville Duncan
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, UWI, Mona
9:30–10:15 AM

Remarks

Hon. Robert Montague
Minister of Local Government
Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica
10:15–10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:30–11:30 AM

Keynote Address

Professor Gerry Stoker
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
“The Micro foundations of Governance: why psychology rather than economics could be the key to better intergovernmental relations”
11:30–12:00 PM

Question & Answer
12:00–1:00 PM Lunch Break
Issues Informing Local Governance Futures
1:00–1:30 PM

Multi-Spatial Strategic Partnership in the UK: New Forms of Organisation and Emerging Issues

Professor Joyce Liddle
1:30–2:00 PM

Is Subsidiarity the Panacea for Local Government Problems in the Caribbean?

Dr. Eris Schoburgh
2:00–2:30 PM

Local Governance and Regional Political Integration: Obsolete or Essential, A Case for the Local State

Ms. Tamara Brown
2:30–2:45 PM

Question & Answer
2:45–3:00 PM Coffee Break
3:00–4:30 PM Concurrent Sessions Part 1

Panel: Alternatives in Local Governance Structure and Organisation – Venue GLT3

Chair: Professor Anthony Harriott
Head of the Department of Government, UWI, Mona
  • Paper 1: Dr. Ann Marie Bissessar - Local Governance Structures in Trinidad and Tobago: Muddling Through
  • Paper 2: Dr. Bishnu Ragoonath - Local Government Reform in Trinidad, St.Lucia and St. Vincent: Propositions for Participatory Democracy and Governance or merely Local Administrative Schemes?
  • Paper 3: Mr. Keith Miller - Local Government Reform in Jamaica Lessons for the Caribbean: Hope for Social and Political Transformation in the Region

Round Table: Local Service Delivery and Performance – Venue GLT1

Chair: Professor Ian Boxill
Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, UWI, Mona

The Manchester Parish Experience in Jamaica: Looking In and Out

Messrs Sam Miller, Sean Rowe, Phil Rodriques, Ryan Wallace, Winston Palmer

An Analysis of Service Provision at the Local Level: A Case Study of Jamaica

Dr. Carol Archer

CLOSING COMMENTS – Venue GLT3