Topic 2 11:00 – 13:00 h The role of the state in regulating political parties – To what extent are political parties‘structured’ by state intervention? Presenter 1: Concepts and possibilities of regulating political parties by legal means(Kofi Kumado, Ghana) Presenter 2: Regulations of political parties – empirical evidence(Dr. Matthias Basedau, IAK-Germany) Chair: Prof. Chris Peter Maina, Tanzania (1) Which are the currently most relevant constitutional provisions and legal frameworks for Political Party´s Set-up and Activity in Africa? (2) Which relevance and impact do party laws and other legal provisions currently have on matters of ­party-organisation(financial audit, membership rolls etc.) representation(national representation, ethnic, religious, regional parties; successes and failures of these laws) and inner party democracy? Lunch break 14:30 h 13:00 – Topic 3 Political parties and internal groupings 14:30 – 17:00 h Panel: Chair: Dan Botwe(Minister of Information and former Gen. Secr.. NPP-Ghana) Hon. Dr. Botlang C. Serema(Executive Sec. BDP, Botswana) Hon. Dr. Haruna Yerima(ANPP-Nigeria) Inken Wiese(Sec. for Internat. Affairs, JUSOs, Youth Wing of SPD- Germany) Dr. Afari Gyan(Chairman Electoral Commission, Ghana) (1) Which role and function do“Mass Organizations” and“Wings” fulfil within Political Parties? Have certain of such internal organizations outlived themselves whilst others are gaining importance? (2) What is the nature of factions or camps within political parties? What triggers the development of internal camps/factions within political parties? What are the dynamics of such factions or camps? (3) How do Parties deal with both the centrifugal and integral potential of their internal grouping, i.e. how do they incorporate their constructive potential without ending up fragmented? (4) Which are the implications for the consolidation of a multi-party system? 28