Speakers after their speeches, from the left: Khizar Hayat (Islama University of Bahawalpur), Dr Maria Eleonora Hebisz, Dr Muhammad Aslam Faiz (Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan).
At the invitation of Dr Hebisz, mgr Anna Sumowska from the University of Security in Poznań also attended the conference.
During the deliberation, Dr Hebisz delivered a paper entitled "Education and Democracy. Examples from Field Research among Indigenous Communities in the Andean Region of Peru", presenting the results of her own field research in a panel devoted to the topic of ethnic groups and democracy (Ethnic Groups and Democracy).
The conference, organised by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Central Punjab in Lahore, brought together an international group of researchers dealing with the challenges facing democracy in the contemporary world – both locally and globally.
Dr Maria Eleonora Hebisz during her speech at the International Conference on Contemporary Challenges to Democracy organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Central Punjab in Lahore
From the left: Anish Mishra (Heidelberg University), dr Muhammad Aslam Faiz (Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan), Hasnain Shabbir (University of Gujrat), Waqar Ashraf, mgr Joanna Kusy, mgr Anna Sumowska, Dr Maria Eleonora Hebisz, Dr Bilveer Singh (Natioan University of Singapure)
Academic community of the University of Central Punjab, Lahore (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore)
Speakers and invited guests before the opening of the International Conference on Contemporary Challenges for Democracy, from the left: Anish Mishra (Heidelberg University), Dr Muhammad Aslam Faiz (Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan), mgr Anna Sumowska (University of Security in Poznań), mgr Joanna Kusy, Dr Maria Eleonora Hebisz, Hasnain Shabbir (University of Gujrat), Khizar Hayat (Islama University of Bahawalpur), Tariq Khan (Institute of Global Dialogue) and students involved in the organisation of the conference
Dr Maria Eleonora Hebisz during the discussions on the importance and challenges of democracy in the contemporary world