Agenda

The notion of "civil dialogue" is new and still unclear, yet it has been increasingly used since the early 2000s by institutions and by some civil society actors, both at a national and a European level. It allows us to account for the type of relationship between civil society, non-profit organizations and governments when developing public policy.

The notion of "civil dialogue" must be distinguished from that of "social dialogue". The term "social dialogue" refers to a genuine process of negotiations between social partners, while making the state a guarantor of this dialogue. "Civil dialogue" is different because the public is immediately involved in the conversation and the dialogue does not take on the form of a negotiation.

Together with the public force at different levels, non-profits organizations appear to be natural partners in the "civil dialogue". But "civil dialogue" also includes the dialogue between non-profits organizations themselves or with other partners in the civil society.

This seminar will mainly discuss the "civil dialogue" in social policy development. Two particular fields have been chosen as the main focus, disability and inclusion, in which significant initiatives or innovations in terms of "civil dialogue" have unfolded in recent years: the “National Conferences of Disability” in 2008 and 2011 and the “Social Inclusion Forum” organized in 2007-2008

PROGRAM

2:30 p.m. - Introduction
Sabine Fourcade, Ministry of Social Affairs - Relieves Francis, President of Catholic Relief

Animator: Christopher Fourel, Head of Mission strategic analysis, synthesis and prospective (DGDC)

2:50 p.m. - The example of the "Grenelle de l'insertion"

• Laurant Cytermann, Civil Administrator in charge of the functions of Master of Requests to the Council of State, former Chief of the Office of Minimum social benefits to the Directorate General of Social Action, a former researcher for the Social Inclusion Forum
• Annie Thomas, Councillor for Social Affairs at the Embassy of France in Spain and former co-chair a working group forum on social inclusion
• Matthew Angotti, Managing Director of the National Federation of Home and Reintegration (FNARS)

Open discussion

4:10 p.m. - National Conferences of Disability example

• Thierry Dieuleveux, Secretary General of the Interministerial Committee of disability (CIH)
• Jean Marie Barbier, President of the Association of paralyzed France (APF)

Open discussion

5:30 p.m. - Summary and discussion 

• Beatrice Delpech, General Delegate of the CIFA (Standing Conference of Associative Coordinations)
• Gautier Maigne, General Inspectorate of Social Affairs, Secretary General, High Council for the Family

• For more information:

• Centre d'analyse stratégique
Sylvain Lemoine, Head of Social Affairs Departement
sylvain.lemoine@strategie.gouv.fr
Tel. : +33 (0) 1 42 75 60 40

• Direction générale de la cohésion sociale - Ministry of Social Affairs
Christophe Fourel, Head of Strategic analysis and prospective
christophe.fourel@social.gouv.fr
Tel. : +33 (0) 1 40 56 82 16

• Press Contacts:

• Centre d'analyse stratégique:
Jean-Michel Roullé, Head of Communications
jean-michel.roulle@strategie.gouv.fr
Tel. : +33 (0) 1 42 75 61 37

• Direction générale de la cohésion sociale:
Marie-Louise Carémil, External Communications
dgcs-com@social.gouv.fr
Tel. : +33 (0) 1 40 56 85 28