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Abbas Merza AlMorshed ,Ayman Abdel Moati ,Beshri Maktari ,Georges Fahmi ,Habiba Mohsen ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Omar Samir Khalaf ,Salama Kela ,Sonia AlTamimiIt seemed that the Arab revolutions came at the backdrop of a somehow clear absence of the Left factions and forces at the level of action as well as at the level of political impact in the Arab street on the different causes and concerns of the citizens. Still, Leftist forces, old as well as other new ones, born from the womb of the conflict in the last years of the new millennium, have tried to play different roles in…

Laws Governing Political Parties

12 December، 20138fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Mohamed ElAgatiThis publication encompasses the different aspects of the laws governing political parties on local, regional and international levels. It coincides with the then-recent reforms regarding the aforementioned laws and features several models of legal regulation from across the world, discusses relevant pieces of international law, provides a criticism of the new laws and includes several policy recommendations and modifications. It commences with Richard Katz’s suggested framework for policy formulation pertaining to the legal regulation of political parties. Domestic law would have to lay out the different requirements, specifications and features a political party would have to fulfill and/or possess…

The Egyptian Shura council and the international experiences

12 June، 20138fe72e23ug8oBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Anthony Mughan ,Anyim Ude ,James Selfe ,Mac Harb ,Mani Shankar Aiyar ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Natasha Stott Despoja ,Nico Schrijver ,Nouran AhmedEgyptThe Egyptian Shura Council is one of the most controversial political bodies in Egypt, caught between those who support its continuation and those who believe it should be abolished. This is an old debate in Egyptian politics that dates back to the Council’s founding under President Sadat. However, this debate was given a boost in the wake of the revolution of January 25, 2011 in the context of attempts to revisit the past political legacy and build a new political system…

Foreign Funding in Egypt after the Revolution

4 April، 20138fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Mohamed ElAgatiBy Mohamed Elagati (03/04/2013) Working Paper fride In the aftermath of Egypt’s revolution, controversies over foreign funding to Egyptian civil society organisations (CSO) have become even more politicised. This has resulted in the prosecution of a number of international and Egyptian NGO workers. Because CSOs are a critical part of the democratic transition, the Egyptian public needs to engage in a transparent debate over the role of foreign funding. As a part of that process, this paper, based on a series of meetings carried out with local stakeholders in Cairo, examines the framework and the perception of foreign funding…

Parliament and the New Egyptian Constitution.. Executive Summary and Background

28 March، 20138fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Adam Cygan ,Ali FathElbab ,Amr ElShobaki ,Georges Fahmi ,John McEldowney ,Karim Sarhan ,Mahmoud Kandil ,Mohamed ElAgatiExecutive Summary The challenge facing post-revolution Egypt is to draft a new Constitution which meets the aspirations of all Egyptian citizens and which provides a firm foundation to secure democratic and accountable government in Egypt. Following the fall of the Mubarak regime in January 2011, the process of Constitutional reform provides Egypt with an opportunity to make a break with past and address the inequalities and authoritarian behaviour which characterised the Mubarak regime. Yet despite these being the fundamental stated aims of the revolution, there…

Electoral Campaigns (Strategies and challenges)

28 March، 20138fe72e23ug8oBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Habiba Mohsen ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nick Harvey ,Nick Sigler ,Rania ZadaEgyptThe book aims to discuss different strategies used in managing election campaigns, focusing on the case of parliamentary elections in 2011 and the way various political and party blocs stood for election amid the difficult circumstances during the transitional period that followed the January 25 Revolution. At the end of every chapter, an international expert in the field of election campaign management will set out a number of recommendations and summarize international experience in this field

The Proposed Law for Civil Associations and Institutions, 2013 A Model for Oppressive Laws and a Recreation of the Authoritarian System

11 February، 20138fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Mohamed ElAgatiOn the eve of President Mohammed Morsi’s acceptance of the draft constitution, in his speech calling for a referendum on the draft, the Egyptian president limited three democratic pillars whose attainment had been one of the primary goals of the revolution. Those pillars are the judiciary, the media, and civil society. In this context, the government confronted us with a new civil associations and institutions proposal that can be described at the very least as a model for oppressive laws and as a proposal that would reinstate the outcomes of authoritarianism. The advisor in the Ministry for Social Solidarity…

Transparency , international standards & Egyptian context

4 April، 20128fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies

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Andrew Puddephatt ,Kholoud Khaled ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Omar Samir Khalaf ,Rebecca ZausmerEgyptOpenness and transparency have become defining features of democracies around the world. Governments that are open and transparent are more accountable to their citizens and less corrupt. What is more, openness generates trust in government and also paves the way for meaningful participation by citizens and more informed and better policies.

Protest movements in Egypt – A hope for a Fair Ref

8 January، 20128fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Mohamed ElAgatiEgypt