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Over the past ten years, some Arab countries have adopted the policy and the language of reform, both political (democratic process, multiparty elections, human rights) and economic (structural adjustment, privatization, upgrade) only in the area of governance (anti-corruption campaign, a new concept of authority). However, the transition to democracy has not taken place and the region was shaken by popular revolts sweeping away plans in place.
The conference will try to explain why the paradigm of "transition" that dominates studies of emerging democracies in political science does not explain the "Arab Spring" very well.
The conference will try to explain why the paradigm of "transition" that dominates studies of emerging democracies in political science does not explain the "Arab Spring" very well.
Prof. Abdeslam Maghraoui is an associate professor of political science at Duke University and a faculty member at Duke University Centre for Islamic Studies (DISC). He studied comparative politics of the Middle East and North Africa with a focus on the interaction between culture and politics. His current research includes two projects: the relationship between modern forms of political and grand corruption in changing societies, and the rebuilding of traditional standards in values that inform political protest in the Middle East.
He is the author of Liberalism Without Democracy (Duke University Press, 2006), a book about politics and identity in Egypt during the years 1920 and 1930, and a series of articles on the challenge of democratization in the Maghreb countries. Before joining Duke University, Prof. Maghraoui taught at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Georgetown University, and Princeton University. He has conducted strategic research for the World Bank, U.S. Agency for International Development, The US Institute of Peace and the International Peace Academy. Prof. Abdeslam Maghraoui earned a doctorate in political science from Princeton University and a BA in Political Science and Sociology from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
He is the author of Liberalism Without Democracy (Duke University Press, 2006), a book about politics and identity in Egypt during the years 1920 and 1930, and a series of articles on the challenge of democratization in the Maghreb countries. Before joining Duke University, Prof. Maghraoui taught at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Georgetown University, and Princeton University. He has conducted strategic research for the World Bank, U.S. Agency for International Development, The US Institute of Peace and the International Peace Academy. Prof. Abdeslam Maghraoui earned a doctorate in political science from Princeton University and a BA in Political Science and Sociology from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
