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Religious institutions in constitutional documents in Arab spring countries (Egypt- Tunisia-Morocco-Yemen)

Mahmoud Bayoumi ,Mohamed ElAgatiThis paper is a result of a closed round table discussion; it expresses the personal opinion of its writers and does not necessarily express the opinion of the Arab Forum for Alternatives or Global Partners Governance The emergence of political Islam after the Arab Spring revolutions raised multiple and sometimes conflictive questions about changes in the religious field. And this was coincided with an atmosphere of Islamic-secular polarity in countries of the Arab Spring especially Egypt and Tunisia and to a certain extent Yemen and Morocco, and acquisitions of controlling religious institutions in order to strength legitimacy…

Judiciary in Constitutional documents in Arab Spring countries (Egypt- Tunisia- Morocco- Yemen)

Mahmoud Bayoumi ,Mohamed ElAgatiJudiciary is one of the main pillars of balance between the three authorities and it plays an important role in the democratic transformation process. It is no doubt that the Arab Spring made radical changes in this field that created an important chance to enhance independence and neutrality of judiciary. The Status quo in the Arab world is confusing, thus, it created different reactions either from the judiciary itself or from different political powers. From here comes the importance of studying the status of judiciary in Arab constitutional documents to have a clear understanding of changes that…

Political Parties and Public Opinion in Egypt

Greg Power ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nick Harvey ,Nick Sigler ,Sobhi esselaThe purpose of commissioning this poll was to offer all the political parties in Egypt some insight into the issues that most concern the public, the public’s opinion of parties as a whole, and what would be more likely to make them vote for particular candidates and parties.

Media in constitutional documents in Arab spring countries (Egypt- Tunisia-Morocco-Yemen)

Mahmoud Bayoumi ,Mohamed ElAgatiThis paper is a result of a closed round table discussion; it expresses the personal opinion of its writers and does not necessarily express the opinion of the Arab Forum for Alternatives or Global Partners Governance     Media plays a crucial role in the era of globalization either in transferring information or creating the conscious of spectators. Mass media had an important role in the Arab Spring revolutions, in which open space contributed in curbing control of authoritarian regimes over media and information. In past times, media was controlled completely by the state until revolutions and…

Youth Movements Post January 25th Liberation thoughts in face of Mubarak’s institutions

Georges FahmiYouth movements, that became very active during the transitional period and till now, are among the most important manifestations of new ideas of aiming at changing the rules of the political game after the January 25th revolution. This paper aims at analyzing work and activities of these youth movements and nature of challenges they face pursuing changing the rules of the political game after the revolution and to what extent they can replace these rules with new ones. First: New ideas and liberating the public space: Part of the youth chose to engage in civic activities and social movements…

parliament in the new Egyptian constitution

Workshops’ Papers presented to the Egyptian Constituent Assembly (C50) in Egypt 1. The Parliament in the 2013’s Draft Constitution (10th September 2013) 2. Bicameralism Vs. Unicamersalism in the 2013’s Draft Constitution: International Experiences and Egyptian Context (23rd September 2013) 3. Electoral Systems: Concepts and International Experiences (9th October 2013)

parliament in the new Egyptian constitution

Ahmed Abd Rabou ,Alan Renwick ,Amr ElShobaki ,André SathlerGuimarães ,Anthony Mughan ,Cristina LestonBandeira ,James Connelly ,Maria Teresa Paulo ,Ricardo de João BragaWorkshops’ Papers presented to the Egyptian Constituent Assembly (C50) in Egypt 1. The Parliament in the 2013’s Draft Constitution (10th September 2013) 2. Bicameralism Vs. Unicamersalism in the 2013’s Draft Constitution: International Experiences and Egyptian Context (23rd September 2013) 3. Electoral Systems: Concepts and International Experiences (9th October 2013)

The Left and the Arab Revolutions

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…

Reforming the Police Force: How and Why?

Rabha SeifPolice brutality was on the main issues that the 25th of January Revolution shed light on, and reforming the police force would be accomplishing on the main demands of the revolution. Not only would it greatly improve the security situation in such a detrimental time, but it would also change the institutional and cultural framework of the police, fostering a sense of respect for constitutional values and human rights. Reforming a police force is a gradual, multi-layered and time-consuming process. Some states have even opted to simply remove the entire existing force and corresponding institutions and reconstruct them. One…

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