Relations between Parliament and Other Institutions: Constitutional Principles and Practical Problems
Adam Cygan ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nouran Ahmed
The Egyptian Parliament and its Relationship with Civil Society: Challenges and Alternative Solutions
Adam Cygan ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nouran Ahmed
Alternatives’ Papers – Fourth issue (April 2016)
Mina Samir ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nouran Ahmed ,Omar Samir Khalaf ,Shimaa ElSharkawy ,Shorouk Al Hariri This issue File of the issue: “Phenomena accompanying Egyptian parliamentary elections in 2015” Political participation in Egyptian parliamentary elections after June 30th Mina Samir 2 Performance of democratic current and revolutionary youth in Egyptian parliamentary elections. Omar Samir 7 Future of Egypt political party: from the unknown to becoming the black horse Shorouk El Harery 10 Reading the participation of Al Nour party in the elections. Nouran Sayed Ahmed 17 Free Egyptians party between slogans and practices Shimaa ElSharkawy 24 The current affiliated with the previous…
Parliamentary Committees: International Standards and Problems of Work in the Egyptian Context
Adam Cygan ,Adrian Crompton ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nouran Ahmed ,Paul SilkParliamentary committees contribute to strong and effective government and improve the democratic process. Committees undertake important work on behalf of the Parliament and especially the function of securing accountability of the executive. While attention is often focussed on plenary, it is in committees that the most productive – and for many MPs, most enjoyable – parliamentary work is done.
Relations between Members of Parliament and their Constituencies: Challenges and International Experiences
Jacqui Smith ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nouran AhmedNew parliamentary elections for 2015, the third entitlement on the road map after the presidential election and the constitution, are about to be held. There seems to be a number of issues that await the next parliament, starting with the nature of issues and topics of consideration, the policies and legislations related to them, and also those from the point of view of the public and political context, which in turn poses challenges for parliamentary work and parliamentarians. At the forefront of these challenges is the question of the relationship between MPs and their constituencies,…
Citizenship and Social Components in the Arab region
Abbas Merza AlMorshed ,Fulya Atacan ,Georges Fahmi ,MahaYahya ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nouran Ahmed ,Rustam Mahmoud ,Saad Salloum ,Sabah Al Hallak ,Samir Morcos ,Walid Haddouk ,Youssef LaarajMany are confused by the senseless wars now spreading like wildfire throughout the Arab region. Some think that these conflicts have deep-rooted internal causes, such as the tension between Islamists and liberals. Others look at these conflicts from a sectarian and ethnic perspective and consider them rooted in fundamental disputes between religious or sectarian ideologies or between tribes and provincial regions. There is yet a third group that sees this as a crisis of old regimes…
Youths and Radical Groups from the Perspective of Youths
Ali AlMamouri ,Amr ElShobaki ,Anna Fleischer ,Ayman Abdel Moati ,Baligh Al Mekhlafi ,Bilal el Amine ,Cristina Casbon ,Fouad Ghorbali ,Georges Fahmi ,Habiba Mohsen ,Hazim Fouad ,Jana Nakhal ,Jerome Drevon ,Labib Ismail ,Mavie Maher ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Mohamed Sahbi Khalafoui ,Omar Fassatoui ,Omar Samir Khalaf ,Rabha Allam ,Rouba El Helou ,Sahar Mandour ,Samiha ALHamdi ,Sara Soujar ,Sezer OZCAN ,Sheirf Mohieldin ,Yassin BazzazRadical religious groups witnessed three phases of transformation in their contemporary history. They started with big jihadi organizations then were reduced to small cells until big organizations made a powerful comeback that was distinguished by the use of tactics that were…
Cross- Party Relations and Political Transitions: Negotiations and Compromise
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.
Commitment to the Party Line: Egyptian and International Experiences
Ahmed Fawzy ,Jacqui Smith ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nick Sigler ,Sameh Makram EbeidEgyptOne cannot imagine that the crisis of party-line commitment faced by Egyptian political parties can be tackled or resolved without dealing with a key structural factor related to the process of establishing political parties following the Egyptian revolution. This was the historic moment that has ever since deeply affected the Egyptian political parties with its complications, manifestations, impacts and echo. The moments of the emergence of the Egyptian revolution and the first days of the revolution in the following 18 days were basically epic moments given the variety and diversity…
Alternatives’ Papers – Third Issue (January 2016)
Arab Forum for Alternatives ,Layla Al Riahi ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Passant Ahmed ,Rania Zada ,Shimaa ElSharkawy ,Shorouk Al Hariri This issue Follow-ups Iranian nuclear program agreement and the future of the region Arab Forum for Alternatives Topic of the issue Social movements… A step forward or an inevitable backlash? Passant Ahmed Youth Movements and democratic transformation in Egypt. Rania Zada Problematics of Arab civil society and social movements and their capacity to influence the issue of Social Justice: Tunisian civil society after the revolution. Dr. Layla Al-Riahi Issues Protecting civil rights and liberties in the light of international strategies and agreements.…