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Synopsis of the book “Protest Movements in the Arab World” (Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Bahrain, Algeria, Syria and Jordan)


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Algeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenSynopsis of the book “Protest Movements in the Arab World” (Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Bahrain, Algeria, Syria and Jordan) This book is a collaborative work written by: Tamer Kharma, Fares Ashti, Rabei Wahba, Lutfi Boumghar, Salama Kila, Mohammad Alagati, Abdelrahim Manar Alsolaimi, Nuran Sayed Ahmad, Amri Al Shobki, Heba Raouf Ezzat. And Edited by Amro Al Shobki. This book is about seven case studies from various Arab countries based on the protests that raged in the Arab world since 2011. The aim of the cases is trying to understand the historical, subjective, political, economic…

Needs and Demands of Civil society in the Arab region A Field Study (Jordan- Tunisia-Lebanon-Morocco)


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Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,TunisiaMain Researcher: Mohamed El Agati Field Researcher in Lebanon: Mona Khneisser Field Researcher in Tunisia: Nissaf Brahim Field Researcher in Jordan: Ali Assaf Field Researcher in Morocco: Aziz Sakri Research Assistant: Mina Samir During the past years, multiple studies focused on the relation between civil society organizations in the Arab region with the late developments in the region and its effect on the movement that the region is witnessing from around 10 years. Some studies perceived civil society as a core partner in creating the movement in the region others focused on the interaction of…

Paper: Iraqi parliamentary elections: Iraqis from seeking survival to the search for life


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IraqBy Tariq Qutb The general framework of the paper: This analytical paper of the Iraqi electoral scene in 2018 under the announcement of the Iraqi government success in liberating the territory of Iraq from ISIS, after more than three years of control over some of the the most important areas and cities of Iraq such as Mosul, Kirkuk, Anbar and Diyala. Also the success Iraq, a short while ago, and hard to overcome the crisis of the referendum of secession in the Kurdistan region, was associated with these developments increased political role of the militias and the popular crowd in…

Paper on: Brazil’s presidential elections … The right expands at the expense of the left


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Tawfiq Abdel SadeqAbstract: The paper aims to highlight the context of the right-wing access to power in Brazil, after years of left-wing Labor rule, and the subsequent arrival of other left-wing parties to power in other South American countries (Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina and Uruguay…). To examine the possible political and developmental implications of this new rise of the extreme right described in the extreme of the future of the emerging country of Brazil, and the prospects for the continuation of the rule of democracy and the peaceful transfer of power in the country and perhaps the region as a whole.

Alternatives’ Papers, Fifth Issue (January 2018)


by أيمن عبد المعطي
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Adriana RuizRestrepo ,Caroline Barbary ,Mina Samir ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Yasmin Ayman  This issue Follow-ups The Forgotten Yemen: the role of international community in Yemen.            1 Yasmin Ayman  Issues Availability of information and National Security      13 Topic of the Issue (Citizenship right between politics and violence): Citizenship challenges and its effect on minorities in the Arab region.    18 Mohamed El Agati Targeting Christians in Sinai … targeting upon identity or part of a broader strategy.  25 Mina Samir  Another youth “Coptic youth” in the Egyptian revolution: politicization and engagement through Maspero Youth Union … Reading a study of…

Women’s Struggle for Citizenship: Civil Society and Constitution Making after the Arab Uprisings


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José VericatCivil society played a pivotal role in the Arab uprisings. By reconfiguring the social contract in a region distinguished by gender inequality, these revolts brought the status of women to the fore, and equal citizenship became a central goal. Social actors were therefore particularly active in contesting the  constitution-making processes that were launched. More

Democracy as a determinant of building an Alternative Economy


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Joseph DaherThe concepts of democracy and democratization have been trampled for several decades and denounced as swindles, but these questions should nevertheless remain important issues to struggle for and not be overlooked in the building of an alternative economy. Firstly, the notion of democracy should not be understood as a fixed concept, but as constantly in flux. Democracy is not a universally accepted concept and its forms differ from one country to another. Some people limit the concept of democracy to political rights and elections, while others go further to include socio-economic, education, national and cultural rights. “Democratic Liberal” systems…

Egyptian parliamentary elections and the political path


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Arab Forum for Alternatives     Abstract Voter turnout in the parliamentary elections in Egypt in 2015 did not even reach 25% and was thus as low as under Husni Mubarak, in spite of the fact that President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi could then count on substantial support among the Egyptian population. This lack of interest among voters, argues the Arab Forum for Alternatives in „Egyptian parliamentary elections and the political path“, can be explained by the predictable outcome of the elections in favor of the ruling elite. The policy brief of the AFA series “Papers Alternatives” discusses the Egyptian elections against the…

The reformation of official religious institutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen


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Asmaa NoweiraIntroduction: The issue of reforming religious institutions has been given priority in Arab Spring countries since the eruption of the revolutions in 2011. This was mainly the result of the growing influence of religious figures in these countries during the transitional stage and the impact they started having on the political scene. Religion has also been a major part of the political and societal debates that abounded during that time. The religious scene in Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen was affected by the developments the region witnessed and was, consequently, involved in projects that focused on the reformation of official…

Local Administration: the effect of the gap between legislation and practice on principles of Good governance


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Nahla MahmoudThis paper deals, through research and analysis, with the effect of the gap between legislation and practice -with regard to local management- on good governance in Egypt. This paper can be divided into four main parts:  the first part is a summary on the general context and current conditions in Egypt; the second part focuses on the gap between the new amended constitution and the applicable law No. 43 of 1979 as well as the gap between legislations and practice on the level of local management; the third part highlights – at the same context – the effect of…

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