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The Arab Silent Majority: Challenging Assumptions about Regional Transitions

The Arab Silent Majority: Challenging Assumptions about Regional Transitions

Jun
27
Thursday
 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
1777 F Street NW, Washington DC, 1st Floor Conference Room (map)

Since the 2011 Arab uprisings, numerous narratives have arisen about how revolutions have reshaped political attitudes and participation in the region. Where do these narratives come from, are they accurate, and how do they alter outside perceptions of transitions in North Africa? To address these questions, a team of researchers launched the Transitional Governance Project, and through a series of public opinion surveys, they have gained new insights into the pressures, processes, and prospects for transitions. Their findings provide new perspectives on questions related to the transitions in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, including:

What groups have been mobilized by transitions in their respective countries, and who has been sidelined in the transition process?

What fault lines in each nation are driving trends in political processes, and how does each country compare to others in the region in this respect?

What is the relationship between demands for economic welfare and those for religious and political expression?

How can transitional politics lead to improved participation, accountability and governance?

And how can the U.S. and the broader international community help each of these transitioning countries to become a robust, sustainable, and inclusive democracy?

Please join us for a discussion of these topics with:
 
Lindsay Benstead
Assistant Professor of Political Science,
Portland State University

Ellen Lust
Associate Professor of Political Science,
Yale University

Jakob Wichmann
Founding Partner,
JMW Consulting

Moderator: Stephen McInerney
Executive Director,
Project on Middle East Democracy

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