The CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY - TunisiaCall for Paper Proposals
Deadline for submitting paper proposals:
Feb. 15, 2015
Consolidating Democratic Institutions and Culture in Tunisia
CSID-Tunisia's 4th Annual Conference
Friday & Saturday, March 6-7, 2015
Tunis, Tunisia
CSID-Tunisia is pleased to announce that it will be holding its Fourth Annual Conference in Tunis, Tunisia on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7, 2015. The main theme of this conference will be "Consolidating Democratic Institutions and Culture in Tunisia".
Over 200-250 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 a day and a half, and registration is required. Keynote invited speakers, and a detailed program will be announced by the end of February.
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, from accountability to Reconciliation
B. The implementation of the New Constitution and the Role of the Constituional Court
C. Decentralization and local governance
D. The Regional Context and the Experience of Democratic Transitions in Other Countries of the Arab Spring (Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria)
E. Building a Culture of Democracy and Diversity through Citizenship and Democracy Education
F. Economic challenges, and achieving greater development and employment
Paper proposals (no more than 400 words) are Due by February 15, 2015 and should be sent in either Arabic or English to:
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by February 20, 2015 and final papers must be submitted by March 1, 2015.
All participants, panelists, and speakers must cover their own travel and accommodations to participate in the conference, and pay the $100 conference registration fee ($50 for CSID Members) by March 5 (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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