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Summary of the book “Reforming Media in the Arab Region: Professionalism and Institutionalization”


by emad ouf
Posted in Books and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions
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Amr El Shobaki ,Amr ElShobakiEgypt ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia“Reforming the Media in the Arab Region: Professionalism and Institutionalization” is written by a group of writers and researchers from several countries in the Region: Hanan Bader, Amal Al-Makki, Hisham Allam, Wafaa Sandi, Radwan Boudjomaa, Abdel Haq Saef, Fadel Belibesh and Rabie Barakat, and edited by: Amro ElShobki. This book is the second phase of an integrated project about media. While the first one talks about the relationship between media and political systems and the process of democratization in different Arab countries, the second one deals with the challenges and professional problems faced…

A look on local journalism in the Arab region: Do we begin from here?


by emad ouf
Posted in Books and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions
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Amr El ShobakiEgypt ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,TunisiaA look on local journalism in the Arab region: Do we begin from here is written by the following group of writers, researchers and specialists who commented on the papers: Amel Mekki, Smail Hamoudi, Redouane Boudjemaa, Abdel Hak Saaf, Ahmed Khair El Din, Belal Slyten, Dalia Shams, Nor El Hoda Bouzegaou, Rabie Barakat, Nahwnd El Kadri Issa, Elie Challhoub, and it is edited and forwarded by Amr ElShobaki. This book sheds light on different Arab local media experiences compared to the advanced experience of France, at a time the profession of journalism in general, and…

Media and Democratic transition in the Arab region: Problematics and visions


by emad ouf
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Abdelhak Saaf ,Amr El Shobaki ,Chiraz Ben Murad ,Hanan Badr ,Mohamed Nasser Hafez ,Rabie Barakat ,Redouane Boudjemaa ,Roy Jreijiry ,Wahib El-NossariIt is difficult to address the issue of media in the Arab region from one perspective; it certainly has a political and legal dimension linked to the nature of the ruling regimes and their position within the course of democratic transformation. There is as well another important dimension related to the challenges and professional issues associated with the work of journalism and media in the Arab region. there are two main challenges related to the media: the first is professional…

Cross- Party Relations and Political Transitions: Negotiations and Compromise


by 8fe72e23ug8o
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Amr El Shobaki ,Andrew Feinstein ,Greg Power ,Kirk H Sowell ,Sana Mersni ,Stephen Farry ,Sue Griffiths ,Wassim MansouriPolitical Parties have a duty to the public to work together in the interests of the political system as a whole. Although it is important for parties to have distinct political positions, they must be ready to compromise and to reach political settlements at times of transition and serious conflict. Nevertheless, some political parties can see negotiation and compromise as a sign of weakness, particularly at times of crisis and upheaval in the political system.

Towards A New Electoral Code for the Parliamentary System


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Posted in Papers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions
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Amr El ShobakiAn electoral code is formulated in a way that facilitates the political life of a state and guards the political rights of citizens and political parties. In most cases, where an electoral code seems to be biased towards or against certain individuals and/or political parties, the reignig government is usually one of an autocratic nature. In Egypt’s case, talks of a code favoring either the civil or the islamic forces, would go against the public interest and the ongoing democratization process. In reality, those laws, whether the party list system or the single system, could in and of…

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