Governance & Political Reform

Egypt’s Struggle for Stability in a Volatile Environment

Egypt’s Struggle for Stability in a Volatile Environment

The lack of channels for social demands creates the conditions for sudden explosions of anger. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed some latent contradictions within Egyptian society.

 15 September 2020
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Argelia: ¿fin de la policía política o restauración de una presidencia con todas las prerrogativas?

La destitución del general Mediène supone una vuelta a la supremacía de la presidencia sobre la institución militar.

 15 January 2016

Mujer y transiciones en Túnez

“Hoy vivimos en democracia y nadie puede llevarnos de vuelta al régimen totalitario. Tenemos inestabilidad, tenemos tensiones, pero debemos resistir y salir adelante”.

 4 January 2016

The Arab Spring in Comparative Perspective

The researchers from EuroMeSCo and Strategic Studies Network (SSN) discuss the research outputs of the Working Group “The Arab Spring in Comparative Perspective”.

 19 December 2015

Tunisia After the 2011 Revolution: Political Dynamics and Regional Changes

This conference examines the process of political transition that has taken place in Tunisia since 2011, a country in which the wave of anti-authoritarian revolts that shook the Arab world is beginning.

 26 November 2015

International Protection of Human Rights in The Arab Mediterranean

In the proposed conference Víctor Gutiérrez addresses the reception and application of the international norm relative to human rights in the Arab Mediterranean States.

 25 November 2015

The Challenges of EU Migration And Border Policies in The Mediterranean: A Critical Sociology of the Institutional Framework after the Lisbon Treaty

Despite the small number of people who have entered Europe, it is estimated that the EU will take 50 years to relocate everyone. What are the challenges affecting the EU with regard to immigration and border management in the Mediterranean?

 18 November 2015

Una tenaz insurgencia golpea Egipto

A menos que el gobierno apueste por un pacto entre el ejército y los principales movimientos islamistas, sobre todo los Hermanos Musulmanes, la violencia seguirá azotando al país.

 16 November 2015

2015: un año de incertidumbres preocupantes

El callejón sin salida en la política interna, los acontecimientos en los países vecinos y los desafíos en materia de seguridad marcan el futuro de Turquía.

 16 November 2015

Jordania, estable por ahora

A pesar de los desafíos económicos y de la guerra contra el extremismo islamista, el país goza de una estabilidad y una seguridad considerables.

 12 November 2015

Tunisia: Civil Society, the Driving Force behind the Democratic Transition

In the devastated landscape of what has rather hastily been called the Arab Spring, Tunisia is an exception.

 22 September 2015

Decentralisation in the Arab World Must Be Strengthened to Provide Better Services

One of the major features of democracies is the extent to which the State is decentralised. With the advent of democratic transformations in the Arab world, decentralisation already is or will soon be on the reform agenda.

 18 September 2015

The State of Arab Statehood Reflections on Failure, Resilience and Collapse

State failure triggered the upheaval known as the Arab Spring. The increasing number of Arab states on the brink of collapse and the rising phenomenon of fragmented central state authority invite to revisit – and relaunch – the ‘Arab state deba...

 14 September 2015