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Thinking about Democracy and Revolution: Egypt’s 2011 Uprising
October 13, 2021
Egypt’s 2011 uprising is widely held to be a case of either failed democratic transition or inauthentic revolution.
Islamists and the Arab Uprisings
May 18, 2021
This event is cosponsored by the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University and the Ten Years On Project, www.TheArabUprisings.org ABSTRACT During the height of the mass uprisings...
The January 25 Uprising at Ten: Incomplete Struggles and Evolving Trajectories in Egypt
January 24, 2021
This event is cosponsored by the "Ten Years on Project" ABSTRACT To mark the 10-year anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 Uprising and the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, this panel examines the trajectory...
The Unfinished Arab Spring Ten Years on: Where Are We Going?
January 4, 2021
ABSTRACT This talk is based on the speakers’ recently published edited volume The Unfinished Arab Spring: Micro-Dynamics of Revolts between Change and Continuity.
The United States: From Reluctant Democracy Support in the Middle East to Authoritarian Enabler
April 13, 2020
ABSTRACTDemocracy promotion has been a longstanding goal of US foreign policy in the Middle East and elsewhere. President George W.
Political Contestation and New Social Forces in the Middle East and North Africa
March 9, 2018
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Labor Activism under Egypt’s New Authoritarianism
October 4, 2017
ABSTRACTDespite security surveillance, forced dismissals of labor activists, and referrals of labor activists and protesters to military trials, labor activism remains at the forefront of societal...
Tickling Giants: Film Screening and A Conversation with Bassem Youssef
November 3, 2016
This film screening is hosted by the Arab Reform and Democracy Program at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. This is a ticketed event, only guests with tickets will be...
The War against Civil Society in Egypt: Causes and Implications
April 5, 2016
AbstractIn this talk Nancy Okail will reflect on the renewed crackdown on civil society in Egypt, the closing of public space, and the continued regression in rights and freedoms.
Institutional Legacies and the End of Egypt’s Second Republic
February 11, 2016
Abstract:The coup of July 3, 2013 brought a decisive end to Egypt’s brief experiment with elected civilian governance that followed the downfall of President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011.
The Containment of Politics in Egypt
January 12, 2016
Abstract With the nearing of the fifth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, this panel examines the nature of politics under the rule of the current military sponsored regime in Egypt.
On Politics and Satire: A Conversation with Bassem Youssef
September 29, 2015
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Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt
April 27, 2015
Abstract:Islamic charities occupied a critical space in Mubarak-era Egypt.
Egypt’s Bread Intifada: On the Subject of the People
February 17, 2015
Abstract:Over the last four years of upheaval in the Arab world, the notion of “the people,” Egyptian and otherwise, has proven profoundly resilient. It is these “people”—as individuals and a...
Will the Revolution be Tweeted? Information & Communication Technology and Conflict
January 30, 2015
Is communication technology conducive to collective violence? Recent studies have provided conflicting answers to the same question.
Workers and Revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia
January 21, 2015
Abstract:Arab workers participated prominently in the popular uprisings of 2011.
The Long-Term Impact of Imperialism on Gender
May 22, 2014
Abstract: Gender equality is considered important for development and good governance, yet the causes of cross-national variation in gender equality are still not well understood.
Reporting the Arab Uprisings and its Ethical Boundaries
May 13, 2014
Description: Arab screens along with social networks have been flooded over the past three years with words, images and videos that were meant to shed light on the revolts and uprisings in Tunisia,...
Is There an Emerging Crisis of Democracy?
April 3, 2014
Abstract: Political polarization has paralyzed the functioning of democracy in Thailand, Bangladesh, and Taiwan, where students have recently occupied the parliament building.
Arabs and Israelis: Conflict and Peacemaking in the Middle East
November 7, 2013
Abstract: Arabs and Israelis: Conflict and Peacemaking in the Middle East is a new, ground-breaking textbook on the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Reforming the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Post-revolutionary Egypt and Tunisia
October 23, 2013
Abstract: The seminar session will present findings from a new study on the entrepreneurship ecosystem in post-revolutionary Egypt and Tunisia.
Summer of 2013: A Focus on Egypt and Turkey
October 22, 2013
The Mediterranean Studies Forum presents a panel discussion about the popular protests and recent developments in the Middle East.
Egypt's Stalled Transition: A Roundtable Discussion
October 3, 2013
Lina Khatib is the co-founding Head of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Stanford University.
Direct Diplomacy in Iran: the Internet as a Platform for Foreign Policy
September 26, 2013
Abstract Digital technologies have brought disruption to political systems throughout the world, it is disrupting the practice of diplomacy.
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Francis Fukuyama Senior Fellow Director, Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 
Hesham Sallam Research Scholar, CDDRL Associate Director and Research Scholar, Program on Arab Reform and Democracy