CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS (2006)
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CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS (2006) |
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ECSSR 11th Annual Conference
Current Transformations and their Potential Role in Realizing Change in the Arab World
12-14 March 2006
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Organized by: The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies & Research (ECSSR), United Arab Emirates
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Keynote Address: |
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10:40-11:15 AM
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Break
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Panel
I
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Political
Developments in the Arab World
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11:15-11:35 AM |
New and Future
Leadership: Implications for Change |
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The Honorable William Cohen
Former Secretary of
Defense |
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11:35-12:00 Noon
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Open Discussion
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12:00-12:15 PM
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Break
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Panel
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The
Nature of Reform in Contemporary Arab Politics
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12:15-12:35 PM |
The Problem of Reform in
the Arab World |
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Dr. Bourhan Ghalioun
Director, Center for
Contemporary Oriental Studies |
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12:35-12:55 PM |
Arab Political Reform and
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Dr. Clovis Maksoud
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12:55-1:15 PM
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Modernity and Political
Transformation: The Turkish Experience |
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Professor Metin Heper Professor, Department of Political Science Bilkent University |
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01:15-01:45 PM
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Open Discussion
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01:45 PM
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End of First Day Proceedings
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| 09:30-09:50 AM |
Keynote Address:
Institution-building as Part of Region-building |
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H. E. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Secretary General Gulf Cooperation Council |
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Panel
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The Role of Organizations and Institutions in Arab
Politics
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09:50-10:10 AM |
Protecting Sovereignty in an Age of
Regionalism |
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Dr. Amitav Acharya Deputy Director and Head of
Research Nanyang Technological
University |
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10:10-10:30 AM |
The Role of Non-State Actors in
Promoting Change |
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Dr. Marina Ottaway
Senior
Associate
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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10:30-10:50 AM |
Encouraging the |
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Dr. Gary Hart
Former Co-Chair of US
Commission on National Security for 21st Century Former Senator for |
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10:50-11:20 AM |
Open Discussion |
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11:20-11:35 AM
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Break
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Panel
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Democracy
in the Arab World
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11:35-11:55 AM |
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Dr. Adnan Pachachi
Former Iraqi
Representative at the United Nations Former President of the
Iraqi Governing Council |
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11:55-12:15 PM |
The Role of
External Pressure in Encouraging Home-Grown Reform |
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H. E. Yasser Abed Rabbo
Former Minister of
Culture and Information Palestinian National Authority
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12:15-12:45 PM
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Open Discussion
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12:45-01:00 PM
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Break
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Panel V
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The
Impact of Terrorism on Arab Societies
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01:00-01:20 PM |
The Impact of Terrorist Acts in Arab Countries on Opportunities of Realizing Change |
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Dr. Amr Hamzawy Senior Associate Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington
DC USA |
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01:20-01:40 PM |
Counter-Terrorism and Terrorism Prevention:
Addressing the Causes of Growing Terrorism in Arab Countries |
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Dr. Mohammed Bin Ali Kouman
Secretary General of
the Arab Interior Ministers Council |
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01:40-02:05 PM
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Open Discussion
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2:05 PM
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End of Second Day Proceedings
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09:30-09:50 AM |
Keynote Address: The Importance of
Education in Regional Development |
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H. H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak
Al Nahyan
Minister of Higher
Education and Scientific Research
UAE
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Panel
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Education as a Basis for
Change in the Arab World
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09:50-10:10 AM |
The Position of Education as a Catalyst for
Social Change |
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Dr. Faisal Al-Rufouh Deputy Dean of
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Former Minister of
Culture The |
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10:10-10:30 AM |
Losing Talent to Other Countries: Halting the
Arab “Brain-Drain” |
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Dr. Ibrahim Guider
Director General of the Arab Labor Organization |
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10:30-10:50 AM |
Broadening the Scope of Education in the Arab
World: Addressing the Needs of the Job Market |
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Dr. Rafia Obaid Ghubash President, |
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10:50-11:15 AM |
Open Discussion
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11:15-11:30 AM
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Break
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Panel
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Population and Society
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11:30-11:50 AM |
The Role of
Women in Arab Economic and Political Development |
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Dr. Massouma
Al-Mubarak Minister of Planning
& Minister of State for Administrative Development Affairs State of |
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11:50-12:10 PM |
Demographic
(Im)balance in the GCC: The Year 2050 |
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Dr. Mutar Ahmed
Abdullah Juma Program Specialist United Nations
Development Program (UNDP) UAE |
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12:10-12:35 PM |
Open Discussion
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12:35-12:50 PM |
Break |
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Discussion
Panel
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12:50-1:30 PM |
Concluding Remarks: Assessing Change and
Development in the Arab World |
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Dr. Massouma Al-Mubarak
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Dr. Clovis Maksoud
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Dr. Adnan Pachachi
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Dr. Ibrahim Guider
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Dr. Ahmed Jameel |
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01:30-02:00 PM |
Open Discussion
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