The international conference on "After the Third Wave: Problems and Challenges for the New Democracies," is a symposium gathering international experts and scholars together to share their wisdom, experience and expertise on new democracies.

Since the overthrow of the Portuguese dictatorship in 1974, a third wave of democratic movement has flourished around the world. What are the overriding challenges and difficulties confronted by new democracies? How do the various trajectories of new democracies have an effect on their government performances? And what are the significant contributions of new democracies to democratic development?

This conference is an examination of the past, present, and the future of the third wave movement, and more importantly, an attempt to explore possible solutions to problems and challenges of new democracies.