Date and Time
April 26, 2012 - April 27, 2012
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Availability
Open to the public
RSVP required by 5PM April 25

ARD Annual Conference, 26 & 27 April 2012

Democratic Transition and Development in the Arab World

Day One - April 26, 2012:

9:00-10:30 Welcome and Opening Panel – International & Domestic Frameworks for Development

Welcoming remarks: Larry Diamond and Lina Khatib, Stanford University

George Kossaifi, Dar Al-Tanmiyah

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-12:30 Session 1: Political Economy of Reform

Chair: Hicham Ben Abdallah, Stanford University

-          Mongi Boughzala, University of Tunis El-Manar

-          Abdulwahab Alkebsi, Center for International Private Enterprise

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:00 Session 2: Oil-Dependent Economies and Social and Political Development

Chair: Larry Diamond, Stanford University

-          Hedi Larbi, World Bank

-          Ibrahim Saif, Carnegie Middle East Center

3:00-3:30 Break

3:30-5:00 Session 3: Youth, ICTs, and Development Opportunities

Chair: Ayca Alemdaroglu, Stanford University

-          Loubna Skalli-Hanna, American University

-          Hatoon Ajwad Al-Fassi, King Saud University

Day Two - April 27, 2012:

9:00-10:30 Session 1: Civil Society Development

Chair: Sean Yom, Temple University

-          Laryssa Chomiak, Centre d’Etudes Maghrebines a Tunis (CEMAT)

-          Rihab Elhaj, New Libya Foundation

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-12:30 Session 2: Democratic Transition and the Political Development of Women

Chair: Katie Zoglin, Human Rights Lawyer

-          Valentine Moghadam, Northeastern University

-          Amaney Jamal, Princeton University

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:00 Session 3: Minority Rights as a Key Component of Development

Chair: Lina Khatib, Stanford University

-          Mona Makram-Ebeid, American University in Cairo

-          Nadim Shehadi, Chatham House

3:00-3:30 Break

3:30-4:45 Session 4: Towards Integrated Development in the Arab World

Chair: Larry Diamond, Stanford University

-          Closing roundtable discussion: Scenarios for integrated development

4:45-5:45pm Reception