Gobernanza y reforma política

Túnez: revolución y transición política o el conflicto de las tres legitimidades

Aún es pronto para poder medir las consecuencias de la transformación política que está viviendo Túnez en estos momentos, y sólo con el tiempo podremos decir si se trata de una simple revuelta o de una verdadera revolución.

September 2011 – Is It a Turning Point?

The change of Palestinian strategy from negotiations to an effort to get UN recognition for a Palestinian state is a result of a stalemate in the negotiations process. In Israel there is a debate on the implications of this new Palestinian strategy....

North Africa’s Intifadas: Is Algeria Next?

The conditions that led to the uprisings in other parts of North Africa have long existed in Algeria. Yet these system challenges have rarely threatened the regime’s existence as long as le pouvoir remained united.

Tunisia and the Arab Democratic Awakening

Who would have foreseen such agitation? Who dared hope that the Tunisian people would be capable of overturning a plundering police regime whose stability and strength was extolled in Europe and elsewhere?

Democratisation and Reform in the Arab Countries: Dynamics of Transformation

The Conundrum of democratisation and reform in the Arab countries has always been defined by three major elements: governance backlogs, development deficits, and a complex regional and international environment.

The Year of Revolts, the Year of Hopes

Turkey’s Constitutional Reform and the 2010 Constitutional Referendum

Most observers, Turkish and foreign alike, acknowledge that Turkey has a constitutional problem.

Turbulent Chronicle of Resistance to Political Change in Algeria

The line of defence of the Algerian authorities is not based solely on “political corruption” via the massive purchase of social peace. It also relies on society’s fresh memory of the chaos of civil war.

Gobernanza multinivel en un mundo en cambio

Des représentants de gouvernements et de centres de recherche discutent de la manière d'améliorer les opérations et la coopération à plusieurs niveaux.

Tunisia Sparks Arab Revolutions

This end to one of the most brutal dictatorships in the region is the logical outcome of a long process of political disintegration of a repressive, corrupt regime that succeeded in turning all Tunisians against it

Jordan: A Time for Elections and Assessing Political Reforms

Two fundamental reasons help to explain why this seemingly new era of political change may not be able to embrace Jordan as well, which might find itself outside of the “Arab Spring.”

Egypt’s Second January Uprising: Causes and Consequences of a Would-be Revolution

During the first months of 2011, the Egyptian political system was shaken by a veritable political earthquake, as the almost 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak was brought to an end by a popular uprising.