{"id":1954,"date":"2005-01-18T19:07:10","date_gmt":"2005-01-18T19:07:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2005-01-18T19:07:10","modified_gmt":"2005-01-18T19:07:10","slug":"dilemmas-of-democratizationa-view-from-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.danpal.dk\/?p=1954","title":{"rendered":"Dilemmas of Democratization – a view from the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sune Segal, The Plum Foundation<\/div>\n

CONFERENCE<\/B><\/P>

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Dilemmas of Democratization – a view from the Middle East<\/B><\/P>

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Internal and external challenges to democratization in the contemporary Middle East<\/P>

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Copenhagen, 4-5 February 2005<\/P>

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Sponsered by the Plum Foundation<\/P>

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Sted:          Danish Design Centre, HC Andersens Boulevard 27, DK-1553 Copenhagen V<\/P>

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(Om baggrunden for konferencen se nederst I denne mail)<\/P>

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Practical information<\/B><\/P>

Registration is required by e-mail to secretariat@plumfoundation.dk<\/A> no later than Thursday 27 January 2005. Please include name, title and organisation (in English) in your registration. The conference fee will be 300,00 DKK for both days (including lunch and refreshments). Payment instructions will follow by e-mail upon registration. For further information, please contact:<\/P>

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Sune Segal, coordinator, The Plum Foundation<\/P>

Tel. + 45 33 91 88 98, secretariat@plumfoundation.dk<\/A>, www.plumfoundation.dk<\/A> <\/P>

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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME<\/B><\/P>

(as of 3 January 2005)<\/B><\/P>

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Friday 4th February 2005<\/B><\/P>

09.00 AM \u201309.30 AM           Registration<\/P>

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09.30 AM \u2013 09.35 AM          Welcome by moderator J\u00f8rgen B\u00e6k Simonsen<\/B>, professor, dr.phil., Director of the Danish Institute in Damascus <\/P>

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09.35 AM \u2013 10.05 AM          The UNDP\u2019s Arab Human Development Reports and their Readings <\/P>

                                            Nader Fergany<\/B>, Director, al-Mishkat Center for Research and Training, Cairo<\/P>

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10.05 AM \u2013 10.20 AM          Questions from the audience<\/P>

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10.20 AM \u2013 10.50AM           Political Reform in the Middle East – Internal Obstacles and Facilitators Raymond Hinnebusch<\/B>, Professor of International Relations and Middle East Politics, University of St. Andrews<\/P>

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10.50 AM \u2013 11.05 AM          Questions from the audience<\/P>

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11.05 AM \u2013 11.20 AM          Break<\/P>

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11.20 AM \u201312.35 PM          US and European Support to Democratic Reform: the Intentions and Practices as Seen from the Middle East<\/P>

A Saudi view (25 min.)<\/P>

Fowziyah Abu-Khalid<\/B>, sociologist, Riyadh<\/P>

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A Saudi view (25 min.)<\/P>

Mai Yamani<\/B>, Research Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London<\/P>

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A Palestinian view (25 min.)<\/P>

Hanan Rabbani<\/B>, Consultant, <\/B>Amnesty International, Amman<\/P>

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12.35 PM \u2013 01.35 PM           Lunch<\/B><\/P>

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01.35 PM\u2013 02.25 PM            US and European Support to Democratic Reform: the Intentions and Practices as Seen from the Middle East<\/P>

A Palestinian view (25 min.)<\/P>

Yezid Sayigh<\/B>, Academic Director, Centre for International Studies, <\/P>

University of Cambridge<\/P>

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A Syrian view (25 min.)<\/P>

Samir Aita<\/B>, President Director General, A Concept\/Mafhoum<\/P>

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02.25 PM \u2013 02.40 PM           Beak<\/P>

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02.40 PM \u2013 03.40 PM           Questions to the panel (Nader Fergany, Raymond Hinnebush, Fowziyah Abu-Khalid, Mai Yamani, Hanan Rabbani, Yezid Sayigh, Samir Aita) from:<\/P>

Lone Johnsen<\/B>,  director, Esrum Abbey Foundation<\/P>

Lasse Ellegaard<\/B>, fm. Middle East correspondent, Jyllandsposten<\/P>

J\u00f8rgen Steen Nielsen, <\/B>journalist, Dagbladet Information<\/P>

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Saturday 5th February 2005<\/B><\/P>

09.30 AM \u2013 09.35 AM          Summary of the previous day by moderator J\u00f8rgen B\u00e6k Simonsen<\/B>, professor, dr.phil., Director of the Danish Institute in Damascus<\/P>

09.35 AM \u2013 10.10 AM          Islamophobia in Europe and its impact on the push for democratisation in the Arab world<\/P>

                                            J\u00f8rgen S. Nielsen<\/B>, professor of Islamic studies, University of Birmingham<\/P>

10.10 AM \u2013 10.25 AM          Questions from the audience<\/P>

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10.25 AM \u2013 10.40 AM          Break<\/P>

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10.40 AM \u2013 11.40 AM <\/B>         <\/B>Democratization in Future Iraq<\/P>

                                            Huda Al-Nu\u2019aimi<\/B>, director, Palestine Studies Center, <\/P>

University of Baghdad (30 min.)<\/P>

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Amal Shlash<\/B>,  <\/B>professor of economics, University of Baghdad, and director of Beit Al-Hikmah Research Center, Baghdad (30 min.)<\/P>

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 11.40 AM \u2013 12.00 PM         Questions from the audience<\/P>

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12.00 PM \u2013 01.00 PM           Lunch<\/B><\/P>

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01.00 PM \u2013 01.30 PM           Greater Middle East Map as Seen from Ramallah<\/P>

Mustafa Barghouti, <\/B>PNA presidential candidate, Palestinian National Initiative (to be confirmed)<\/P>

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01.30 PM \u2013 01.45 PM           Questions from the audience<\/P>

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01.45 PM \u2013 02.15 PM        The crisis in the Palestinian national movement and the struggle for Palestinian democracy <\/B><\/P>

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Graham Usher<\/B>, author and journalist, correspondent for Middle East International and Economist<\/P>

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02.15 PM \u2013 02.30 PM           Questions from the audience<\/P>

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02.30 PM \u2013 02.45 PM           Closing remarks by moderator J\u00f8rgen B\u00e6k Simonsen<\/B>, professor, dr.phil., Director of the Danish Institute in Damascus<\/P>

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Background<\/P>

The countries of the Middle East are undergoing a period of political transformation. But the current reform processes face a number of challenges.<\/P>

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Internally, political opposition parties and factions, dissidents and NGOs are subject to varying degrees of control and containment at the hand of regimes whose popular legitimacy remains limited. Whereas some of these regimes have entered into dialogue with reform-oriented organisations and political factions, it remains to be seen whether this will result in comprehensive and enduring reforms and popular participation.<\/P>

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Furthermore, external actors \u2013 particularly the United States and to a lesser extent Europe \u2013 seek to yield influence on the political landscape of the Middle East based on the notion that promoting democracy is key to ensuring stability and prosperity in the region. However, these efforts are viewed with suspicion by large sections of the Arab public, not least in the wake of the US-led invasion of Iraq. The question therefore remains whether the approach represented by initiatives such as the US \u201cBroader Middle East and North Africa Initiative\u201d and the Danish \u201cWider Middle East Initiative\u201d is appropriate, and, if not, what alternatives are at hand.<\/P>

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Focusing on conveying \u2018a view from the Middle East\u2019, this conference brings together a number of scholars and opinion makers from countries such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Palestine, who will discuss the challenges and possibilities arising from the latest developments in the region (please see the attached conference programme for more information).<\/P>

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