Algeria: democratic transition case study
By Kristina Kausch, Richard Youngs (22/09/2008)
Within the context of CDDRL’s project (Stanford University) on democratic transitions, this paper explores the causes for the failure of Algeria to democratize in the 1990s.
Bahrain: reaching a Threshold
By Edward Burke (03/07/2008)
This working paper argues that Bahrain has reached an impasse in its reform process and that King Hamad faces a complex set of decisions as he aims to balance the interests of the royal family while also addressing calls for change.
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Publishing groups: Freedom of association in the Middle East and North Africa
Turkey's role in Europe. Beyond the membership question: social cohesion, shared values and parallel security interests
By Publicaciones FRIDE (19/05/2008)
On 8 May FRIDE organised a conference entitled “Turkey’s role in Europe. Looking beyond the membership question – social cohesion, shared values and parallel security interests”, as part of its “FRIDE in Casa de Galicia” series of seminars. Spanish policy-makers, international diplomats, academics and civil society representatives gathered to discuss Turkey-EU relations, but also to look beyond the membership question to assessing increased cooperation in other fields.
Nilüfer Narli, Pierre Schori y Ingmar Karlsson
Publishing groups: FRIDE in Casa de Galicia
Planting an olive tree: the state of reform in Jordan
By Ana Echagüe (17/04/2008)
Jordan’s path to reform has been a carefully managed top-down process which has all the trappings of democracy while lacking substance. The balance of power is highly slanted towards the King, his Ministers and the unelected upper house while the elected lower house of parliament remains constrained in its powers and thus ineffective and lacking in credibility.
Publishing groups: Freedom of association in the Middle East and North Africa
Morocco: negotiating change with the Makhzen
By Kristina Kausch (14/03/2008)
Morocco has often been held up as a model of Arab progressive political liberalisation, and the Moroccan civil society landscape is known to be among the most diverse and vibrant in the region. Upon closer inspection, however, the picture of Moroccan democratic reform does not appear quite as bright as often suggested. This Working Paper, intended to accompany the Club of Madrid’s efforts to strengthen freedom of association throughout the North Africa and Middle East region, provides an independent analysis of the situation of civil society in Morocco.
Publishing groups: Freedom of association in the Middle East and North Africa
Elections 2007: the most transparent status quo in Moroccan history
By Kristina Kausch (01/03/2008)
This article, published in the March edition of the journal "Mediterranean Politics" takes a look back at the legislative elections held in Morocco in 2007, analysing their implications for Moroccan democracy and the reactions from the Northern shores of the Mediterranean.
Morocco: Whitewash, Resignation
By Kristina Kausch (20/09/2007)
The result of the 7th September parliamentary elections in Morocco, which witnessed the moderate Islamist PJD’s unexpected failure to become the strongest political force, provides no reason for European relief.
Europe and the Gulf: strategic neglect
By Ana Echagüe, Richard Youngs (17/09/2007)
The Gulf region continues to represent an area of neglect in European foreign policy.
(in Studia Diplomatica Vol. LX, 2007, No 1)
An Islamist Government in Morocco?
By Kristina Kausch (01/09/2007)
With the 7 September legislative elections drawing near, many international observers are hoping to see Morocco’s moderate PJD Party in government before too long. This report assesses possible outcomes of the elections in the light of the challenges facing advocates of democratic reform in the north African country.
The European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council
By Ana Echagüe (01/05/2007)
The Gulf region continues to represent an area of neglect in European foreign policy. This working paper examines the price the EU may pay for its passivity in the Gulf.
Political change in the Gulf States: beyond Cosmetic Reform?
By Ana Echagüe (01/11/2006)
Analysis of detailed aspects of – and limits to – the Gulf’s reform processes.
Europe and the Middle East: in the shadow of septembre 11
By Richard Youngs (05/09/2006)
This book sheds light on the EU's strengths and weaknesses as an international actor, and on the impact of external factors on political change and on the hotly debated topic of the relationship between democracy and security.
Democratic transitions in Europe and Latin America: what relevance for the Arab World?
By Publicaciones FRIDE (11/03/2006)
Ten Years of Human Rights Policies in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
By Marc Schade-Poulsen (03/03/2006)
EU and Turkey facing the same security-liberty trade-off
By Senem Aydin (07/10/2005)
Political reform and the prospects for democratic transition in the gulf
By Jill Crystal (08/07/2005)
Iran: the nuclear issue and the implementation of the foreign policy
By Luciano Zaccara (18/02/2005)
The challenges of democratisation and political reform in the Middle East: between autocracy, islamism and liberalism
By Juan José Escobar Stemmann (11/02/2005)
Ten years of the Barcelona Process: a model for supporting Arab Reform?
By Richard Youngs (14/01/2005)
Europe and the Middle East: In the Shadow of September 11
