- Activites
- October 24, 2007
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THE STRUGGLE FOR EGYPT’S FUTURE
DEMOCRACY AND ISLAM PROGRAMME
THE STRUGGLE FOR EGYPT’S FUTURE
One Day Workshop organised by the Democracy and Islam Programme, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The Boardroom, University of Westminster
309 Regent Street
London W1B 2UW
Final Programme
9:30 Registration
09:50 Welcome Address by Dr Simon Joss, CSD Director
Introductory Remarks: Abdelwahab El-Affendi, Coordinator of CSD’s Democracy and Islam Programme.
10:00: 11:30 Session 1
Egypt’s Regional Role and International Connections: An ‘Island of Stability’ or a Potential for Destabilisation?
Chair: Mona El-Koueidi, CSD
Speakers: Dr Robert Springbrog, SOAS; Dr. Maha Azzam, Royal Institute of International Affairs; Dr. Amr El-Shobky, Al-Ahram;
11:30-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-13:15 Second Session
Mubarak’s Legacy: Democratisation or ‘Liberalised Autocracy’?
Chair:
Speakers: Dr Nader Fergani, Egypt; Dr Hassan Nafa’, Arab Thought Forum, Amman; Dr. Moataz Abdel Fattah, Central Michigan University;
13:15-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-16:00 Third Session:
Economy and Society: liberalisation, marginalisation and the crisis in civil society
Chair: Professor Asef Byat, ISIM
Speakers: Dr Mustapha Kamil El-Sayyid, Cairo University; Dr Salwa Ismail, University of Exeter; Khalid Al-Shami, London
16:00-16:15 coffee break
16:15-17:45
Fourth Session:
Chair: Nader Fergani
The Role of the Opposition: beyond fragmentation and stagnation
Dr M. Saad al-Katatni, MP; Dr Amr Hamzawy, Carnegie Endowment; Diaa Rashwan, Al-Ahram;
17:45-18:30
Final Session: Conclusions and Possible Scenarios
Chair: Dr Abdelwahab El-Affendi, CSD
Speakers: Dr Mustapha Kamil El-Sayyid; Dr M. Saad al-Katatni, MP; Professor Asef Byat; Dr Salwa Ismail; Dr Amar Hamzawy.
