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The Democratic Transition in TunisiaAchievements & Challenges
 
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CSID-Tunisia's Third INTERNATIONAL Conference
Friday & Saturday, March 28-29, 2014

Tunis, Tunisia

 

 

 

EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS MARCH 25th, 2014

 

 

 



 Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, 2014

 Carthage Thalasso Gammarth
 Tunis, Tunisia

 

TENTATIVE PROGRAM




Friday March 28, 2014
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.            Registration
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.             Welcoming Remarks      

   

     Dr. Radwan Masmoudi, CSID President

     Dr. Mounir Tabet, Resident Representative of the United Nations

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.             Opening Remarks        

 

How to Achieve A Successful Democratic Transition in Tunisia


      Mehdi Jomaa
      Prime Minister of Tunisia
      (invited)



10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.     Keynote Speeches

 

National Dialogue and Reconciliation to Strengthen the Democratic Transition in Tunisia


             Rached Ghannouchi
               President of Nahdha Party

             Beji Caïed Sebsi
               President of Nidaa Tounes


11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.        Coffee and Tea Break

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.                 Panel 1

 

Coalition-Building: Before and After the Elections


            Ahmed Nejib Chebbi
               President of the Joumhouri Party

            Mouldi Riahi
              V.P. of the Ettakatol Party

            Imed Daimi
               Congress for the Republic

            Kamel Morjane
                Al-Moubadara Party

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.        Lunch Break & Friday prayers

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.        Panel 2

Ambassador's Forum  

The Role of the International Community in Supporting Tunisia



INVITED SPEAKERS:


      - Andreas Reinicke
      Ambassador of Germany

       - Hamish Cowell
      Ambassador of the UK

      - Jacob Walles
      Ambassador of the United States

      - François Gouyette
      Ambassador of France

      - Ömer Gücück
      Ambassador of Turkey



3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.        Coffee and Tea Break

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.             Panel 3


VISIONS FOR A NEW TUNISIA  

Challenges and Opportunities for Successful Elections and Transition


INVITED SPEAKERS:

      Taieb Baccouche
      Nidaa Tounes

      Rafik Abdessalem
      Nahda Party

      Abdelaziz Massoudi
      Al Massar

      Mohamed Abbou
      President of the Democratic Current

      Mohamed Goumani
      Reform and Development Party




5:30 - 7:30   Break

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.    Banquet Dinner

 

Islamists and Secularists:
Pitfalls, Challenges & Opportunities in Democracy Building

Keynote Speakers

      William Lawrence - George Washington University

      Azmi Bishara - Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

      Nader Hashemi - University of Colorado




Saturday, March 29, 2014

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.        Registration         


8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.        PARALLEL SESSION - Panel 4

Building a Culture of Democracy through Civic and Democracy Education

            Chair:   Sami Brahem



Democracy and Human Rights in Religious Discourses in Tunisia

Mounir Tlili
Minister of Religious Affairs


"International Best Practices in Democracy Education" - Robert LaGamma - USA - bob@ccd21.org

"The Role of Civil Society in Promoting the Values of Citizenship and Guaranteeing Human Rights" - Sihem Brahimi - Algeria - brahimi.sihem@yahoo.fr


"Building a Culture of Democracy through Civic and Democracy Education" - Pietro Longo- Italy - p.longo@cisip.it  

"The Resposability of Arab Eductational Institutions in the Support of Civic and Democratic Transitions" - Moujib Alhomedi - Yemen - alhomedi@gmail.com  



8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.        PARALLEL SESSION - Panel 5


Dialogue between Islamists and Secularists, and how to build a common ground between them.

            Chair: Slaheddine Jourchi


"The Role of Ḥizb al-Nahḍah in the Changing Political Landscape of Tunisia: A Brief Analysis" - Mohammad Dawood Sofi - India - sofidawood@gmail.com

"'State' in Maududi and Ghannauchi's Writings: Shift from Islamic State to Civil State" - Omair Anas - India - omairanas@hotmail.com


"The Inconsistency of the Religious Cleavage Within the Political Elite" - Valeria Resta - Italy - et.resta@gmail.com

"Bridging the Islamist-Secular Divide: the Role of the Intellectual" - Maryame Alami - Morocco - maryamealami@yahoo.co.uk


"Dialogue between Islamists and Secularists in Tunisia after the Revolution" - Monia Hammami Cheikh- Tunisia - monia2012@hotmail.com

"Islamists and Secularists:  Coexistence in Theory and Practice" -  Fathi Mohammed Fathi Alhayati- Irak - fathi.hchr@gmail.com


"A Systematic Approach to the Search for Common Ground: between Islamic and Secular views" -  Mokhles Sebti- Morocco - sindibad96@yahoo.fr


10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.        Coffee and Tea Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.       PARALLEL SESSION - Panel 6    




The Experience of Democratic Transitions in other Countries of the Arab Spring

            Chair:   Lotfi Hajji



"The Role of the Egyptian Judiciary in Democratic Transition" - Karim Elchazli- Egypt - kelchazli@gmail.com


"Who is the Secular? Issues and Problems in the Classification of Seculars in Egypt" - Rajab Sayed Eddousaki - Egypt - Abo_ragab31@yahoo.com

"Arab Spring Countries and the Role of the Civil Society in Instilling a Participatory Democracy" - Boutayeb Bennaceur and Bouhneya Qawi - Algeria - bennaceur2002@gmail.com


"The Role of Civil Society in Supporting the  Democratic Transition in Bahrain" - Baqer Darwish - Bahrain - baqer86@gmail.com


"The Role of the  West in Crippling the Experiences of Democratization in the Arab World: The Egyptian Experience as a Model" - Ahmed Chawki Ibrahim Badawi- Egypt - ahmed_shawky1988@yahoo.com  

 


11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.            PARALLEL SESSION Panel 7   

 

 

Risks and Threats - From Violence to Economic Development


            Chair:  Hammouda Ben Slama

"Building a Democratic Tunisia Managing the Transitional Phase in a Rough Regional Environment" - Radwan Ziadeh - Syria - radwan.ziadeh@gmail.com

"Dealing with the Salafist Surge: Competing Visions" - Anouar Boukhars - USA - aboukhars@mcdaniel.edu

"Using Mediation to Reduce Risks of Violence and Develop Economic Viability in a Diverse Islamic and Secular Tunisian Civil Society" - Lynn Cole - USA - adr@lynncole.com  

"Positive Discrimination  in the Interior Areas of Tunisia in the New Constitution  and its applicability: The Governorate of Gabes as a Case Study" - Taieb Hamdi - Tunisia - taiebhamd@yahoo.fr

"Security Sector Reform and the Democratic Transition in Tunisia" - Felix Tusa - UK - felix.tusa@gmail.com


12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.    Luncheon Break

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.        PARALLEL SESSION - Panel 8

 

 

Economic Development and Current Challenges


            Chair:  Skander Rekik


Economic and Financial Challenges in  Post-Revolution Tunisia

Hakim Ben Hamouda
Minister of Economy and Finance


Jaloul Ayed - Former Minister of Finance

 Elyes Fakhfakh - Former Minister of Finance

 Moncef Cheikh Rouhou - Economist and Member of the National Constitutent Assembly 

 


2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.        PARALLEL SESSION - Panel 9

 

 

Guarantees and Guidelines for Successful & Democratic Elections 


            Chair: Nabil Labassi


"The current Draft Electoral Law in Tunisia" - Kalthoum Badreddine - Tunisia, Member of the NCA, and head of the General Legislative Committee

"A Reading on the Draft Electoral Law in Tunisia" - Saad Alrawi - Jordan - saadalrawi_2005@yahoo.com

"Guaranteeing the Integrity of the Elections during a Democratic Transition: Basis, Standards, and Results" - Walid Zaidi - Iraq - waleedkyasser2000@yahoo.com


3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.        Coffee and Tea Break

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.                PARALLEL SESSION - Panel 10

  

The Role of Civil Society and Organizations & the Media in a Successful Transition to Democracy


            Chair:  Jamila Ksiksi

"Errors in Tunisian Printed Press after the Revolution: A Comparison between the Report of the Tunisian Union Association of Journalists and the Report of the Citizen Media" - Mohammed Ben Jemaa - Canada - mbenjemaa@gmail.com

"The Weakening of the Arab-Islamic Identity and the Problem of Democratization in Arab Societies" - Mohammed Dhaouadi - Tunisia -  m.thawad@yahoo.ca

"Media and its Role in Supporting Democracy: Social Media and Alternative Media" - Kacem Kassir - Lebanon - kassem_1960@hotmail.com


4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.                PARALLEL SESSION - Panel 11

 

Transitional Justice and Reforming the Judicial System


            Chair: Kamel Gharbi


"Transitional Justice and the Reform of the Judicial System" - Leila Bahria- Tunisia - leilabahria@hotmail.com

"From Transitional to Transformative Justice: Prospects for Tunisia" - Paul Gready and Simon Robins - US - paul.gready@york.ac.uk

"Transitional Justice and Reform of the Judiciary: Accountability, Determining Responsibilities and Jurisdiction" - Jalal Saafi - Tunisia - saafi_jalel@yahoo.fr

"The Transformative Role of Victims in the Transitional Justice Process" - Leyla Slama - UK - leylaslama87@gmail.com  

"The Law of Transitional Justice in Tunisia: Between the Revolutionary Character of the Text and the Limits of its Applicability" - Omar Rawani- Tunisia - amor.raoueni@laposte.net

"Transitional Justice: Holding the Previous Regimes Accountable" - Fatma Sellami- Germany - fatsel@web.de

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.   

 

Concluding Remarks


       Meherzia Labidi
       Vice President, The National Constituent Assembly

       John Esposito

       Professor at Georgetown University

       Mustapha Ben Jaafar

       President, The National Constituent Assembly
       (invited)

 

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This conference will be bilingual (English and Arabic) and  simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

 

 

Early Registration ENDS BY MARCH 25, and is recommended as seats are limited.

 

 

Registration Fees:

 

EARLY Registration (Before March 25) 

     With meal tickets --------   100 TD

     Without meal tickets ----------   FREE

 

Onsite Registration (After March 25)

     With meal tickets ------ $150

     Without meal tickets ----- $100.

 

 

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