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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Prospects of Sustainable Democracy and Role of Political Islam: Morocco

Something is changing in Morocco and this is for a good reason. Yet referring to it as a genuine democracy would be either exaggerated or seen as a lack a clear understanding of what this concept actually means.

 26 November 2012

The Islamists in the Realm of the Egyptian Revolution

As predicted before Mubarak’s fall, the Islamists have widely benefited from the power vacuum in Egypt. Despite the different position they have taken regarding the Egyptian revolution, they were the ultimate winners of all elections held till now....

 26 November 2012

Pasado y presente de Argelia en su 50 aniversario de la independencia

“El desafío más importante para la sociedad árabe es cómo escapar de la religión, que tiene la ambición de regularlo todo y, en efecto, ha acabado dominando sectores enteros de la sociedad”.

 21 September 2012

Suníes en Líbano

Por culpa de las armas, no hay acercamiento entre diferentes confesiones, sino todo lo contrario. Por culpa de las armas, no hay una economía estable.

 21 September 2012

Islam político y elecciones en Libia

Sea cual sea el nuevo gobierno, la estrategia de los grupos islamistas de participación en las elecciones va a permitir su acceso a recursos de poder hasta ahora vetados.

 21 September 2012

La crisis siria y el islamismo suní en Líbano

La guerra siria ofrece a los líderes suníes más radicales una plataforma para aumentar su visibilidad. Y ello con el apoyo de Futuro, que pretende así desestabilizar al gobierno.

 21 September 2012

Catalizadores del cambio

En su lucha por la participación y la transparencia, la nueva generación digital busca construir una ciberdemocracia como la mejor garantía para controlar a las instituciones.

 21 September 2012

Islam político 2.0

Tras las revoluciones, los partidos islamistas prestan cada vez más atención a la web 2.0. El riesgo es que decidan utilizarla más como medio de propaganda que de diálogo.

 21 September 2012

From Revolution to the Project of Democracy: The Difficulties of Organising the Tunisian Transition

The Tunisian revolution of January 2011 was primarily a social revolution whose roots went back to the economic and social difficulties that had given rise to significant protests in 2008 in the Gafsa region.

 19 September 2012

The Advent of ‘Islamic’ Democracy in MENA

Indisputably, the Arab Spring has drastically reshaped the political landscape in MENA. Yet this scene is markedly diverse, heterogeneous and, most importantly, one of rivalry.

 14 September 2012

Political Reform in Egypt

Political reform in Egypt is not a new issue. In fact, a large number of Egyptian documents, even governmental ones, shows that reform has always been high on the agenda.

 5 September 2012

The Role of Political Islam in Arab Transitions: Year II of the Arab Spring, between Islamism, Democratic Transition and New Power Relations

How can it be that Islamist movements or parties, whose place in the groundswell of protest had been secondary, have nevertheless succeeded in taking the upper hand at elections?

 3 September 2012