The CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY - TunisiaCall for Paper ProposalsDeadline for submitting paper proposals:
Jan. 20, 2013Democratic Transitions in the Arab World:
The Case of Tunisia as a Model
CSID-Tunisia's 2nd Annual ConferenceFriday & Saturday, March 29-30, 2013Tunis, Tunisia
CSID-Tunisia is pleased to announce that it will be holding its Second Annual Conference in Tunis, Tunisia on Friday and Saturday, March 29-30, 2013. The main theme of this conference will be " Democratic Transitions in the Arab World: The Case of Tunisia as a Model".
Over 200-300 international experts, scholars, politicians, and democracy activists are expected to attend this international conference, from Tunisia and from outside Tunisia, to shed light on the main issues and challenges facing Tunisia and the rest of the post-revolutionary Arab Spring countries, and to discuss lessons learned from democratic transitions in other countries. The conference will last two days, and registration is required. Keynote invited speakers, and a more detailed program will be announced before the end of January.
Paper proposals are invited from prospective participants on the following four broad topics related to the main conference theme. Papers can be presented in either English or Arabic (simultaneous translation will be provided). Prospective presenters are also welcome to submit papers that fall outside these topics, but must establish their relevance to the broader conference theme:
A. Transitional Justice and reforming the Judicial System.
B. Security Sector reforms - How to build/maintain security during a Difficult transition period.
C. Relations between Islamists and Secularists, and how to build a common ground between them.
D. Writing A Constitution and Building National Consensus
E. Parliamentarian vs. Presidential regimes
E. The Role of the International Community in Building and Strengthening Democracy in the Arab World.
Paper proposals (no more than 400 words) are Due by January 20, 2013 and should be sent in either Arabic or English to:
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by January 31, 2013 and final papers must be submitted by March 1, 2013.
All participants, panelists, and speakers must cover their own travel and accommodations to participate in the conference, and pay the $150 conference registration fee ($100 for CSID Members) by March 10 (or they will be removed from the program). Speakers and panelists (only) coming from outside Tunisia will receive a contribution of $500 from CSID-Tunisia to help defray travel expenses.
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