8 May 2013 12:15 - 16:00

Elections for what? The role of ballots in North Africa's political transitions

Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31

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    Chair - Kjetil Selvik (CMI/UiB)

    Session 1: Theoretical perspectives

    12:15-12:45

    Ideology, Identity and Transitional Politics

    Ellen Lust, Yale University

    12:45-13:15

    Parliamentary Clientelism and Regime Stability in Morocco, Algeria and Ben Ali's Tunisia

    Lindsay Benstead, Portland State University

    13:15-14:00 Questions and discussion

    14:00 Coffee Break

    Session 2: Libya and Egypt

    14:15-14:45

    Libya two years on: Where is the transition process heading?

    Mustafa Fetouri, Political analyst

    14:45-15:15

    Elections in Post Arab uprising Egypt

    Noha Bakr, American University Cairo

    15:15-16:00 Panel  Discussion