Gobernanza y reforma política

Egypt After Parliamentary Elections: Policy Recommendations for Domestic and External Actors

The date of the 28th November marks the start of the first “relatively” free and fair elections, held just after the Egyptian Revolution. Challenges facing the next parliament are enormous but the opportunities are still here.

Egypt’s Elections: Ballots vs. Bullets

While the election outcome to the lower house is now clear in that Islamists won more than two thirds of the seats contested, the broader political consequences remain uncertain. The key question is whether the SCAF can live with that result.

Dix mois qui font trembler la Syrie

L’Europe et les États-Unis ne délocalisent pas leurs actions en dehors des prises de positions et des condamnations répétitives. Les Occidentaux semblent attendre une résolution régionale, arabe de préférence.

Morocco’s November 2011 Elections: Enough to Ensure a Political Transition?

The question is whether theelections constitute a case of “Moroccan catch-up” with the dynamic of events further east along North Africa’s littoral or whether they reflect the culmination of domestic pressures.

Transition All Over? Lessons from the Experience of the Post-Communist Countries for the Countries of the Arab Spring

The events have given hope to millions in the MENA region of a politically more open and prosperous future. The experience of the post-Communist countries shows that there are many challenges on the way, but also that progress is possible.

Le Maroc: Entre l’Islamisme et la Monarchie Parlementaire

Le Mouvement du 20 février 2011 a brutalement relancé le débat sur les réformes politiques. La contestation politique est entre-temps devenue liberticide avec la fermeture de nombreux journaux privés.

Elections législatives au Maroc : enjeux, défis et perspectives

Plus que les élections tunisiennes du 23 octobre, celles du 25 novembre au Maroc déterminent clairement les enjeux politiques, sociaux et idéologiques auxquels le Maghreb est confronté depuis le début du printemps arabe.

Ways of Participation: Democracy and Citizenship

Morocco’s Uncertain Transition

The parliamentary elections that took place in Morocco on 25th November 2011 could mark the beginning of a new phase in the transition of the country towards greater democracy.

Transition in the Southern Mediterranean: An Opportunity for Improved Cooperation Between the Two Shores?

Many political leaders shut their eyes to the nature of existing regimes as long as they brought stability. Economists and donors relied on economic growth, overlooking the fact that it was associated with a growth of inequality.

The Libyan Revolution: Outcome and Perspectives – The Social Context

The disappearance of Gaddafi from the scene has not changed the pattern. In fact, with the delicate balance held by Gaddafi gone, the political actors would have to find a new balance.

The Libyan Revolution: Outcome and Perspectives

The plans for the future can only go forward provided a set of initial conditions are satisfied first. As the chaos surrounding the formation of the new government suggests, this is far from the case at present