Democratization in the Middle East: A Provisional Assessment

Workshop

Speaker(s)

Larry Diamond, Stanford University

Kathryn Stoner, Stanford University

Moulay Hicham, Stanford Univeristy

Shadi Hamid, Stanford University

Olivier Roy, CCNRS/EHESS/IEP, Paris

Lahouari Addi, IEP, Lyon

Nicholas Pouillard, EHESS, Paris

Stephane LaCroix, Stanford University

February 5, 2009 8:15 AM - 4:30 PM

Open to Stanford faculty, students, staff, and visiting scholars.

Daniel and Nancy Okimoto Conference Room

Agenda

8:15-8:45 am	Coffee, light breakfast for participants
8:45-8:50 am	Opening remarks; goals of the workshop (Olivier Roy, Larry Diamond)
8:50-10:30	Stable Autocracies? Jordan – Shadi Hamid, (CDDRL, Stanford) Saudi Arabia – Stephane LaCroix, (Abbasi Program, Stanford) Egypt – Larry Diamond (Hoover, CDDRL, Stanford) Commentator: Moulay Hicham (CDDRL, Stanford)
10:30-10:40	Break
10:40-12:00	Liberation Movements: The Roles of Religion and Nationalism Lebanon and Hezbollah - Nicolas Pouillard, (EHESS, Paris) Algeria – Lahouari Addi, (IEP, Lyon) Commentator: Olivier Roy (CNRS/EHESS/IEPParis)
12:00-1:30	Lunch - Attending Don Emmerson talk on Islam; Philippines Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Encina Hall Central
1:45-3:00	Framework on Democratization in the Arab World General Discussion lead by Olivier Roy and Kathryn Stoner-Weiss

Paper

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Democracy

Governance

Islam

Religion

Society