Information on "Social Development" and "Political Regions"
February 2013
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14 Feb 2013
Democratisation, Modernisation and Globalisation
Author: Dennis Sammut
Publisher: European Policy Centre (EPC)
Over the last decade Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia have engaged selectively with the mutually re-enforcing processes of modernization, democratization and globalization. More on «Democratisation, Modernisation and Globalisation» -
Feb 2013
What Prospects for Transport Infrastructure and Impacts on Growth in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries?
Author: Robin Carruthers
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This report provides estimates of the costs of 11 southern and eastern Mediterranean countries of bringing their infrastructure to specified standards, and the macroeconomic benefits of those investments. More on «What Prospects for Transport Infrastructure and Impacts on Growth in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries?»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Averting a Moroccan Revolution
Author: Amin Alsaden
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Morocco is often seen as the exception to the “Arab Spring” – ie, it has been largely unaffected by widespread regional unrest and its regime seems to be as strong as ever. More on «Averting a Moroccan Revolution»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Political Protest in Central Asia
Author: Andrea Schmitz, Alexander Wolters
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
This paper examines the likelihood of political protests in several Central Asian countries, such as Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. More on «Political Protest in Central Asia»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Shades of Grey
Author: Patrycja Sasnal
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This paper demonstrates that there are certain specifics that make the Polish transition experience in 1989 relevant to the changes unfolding in Egypt and Tunisia, especially in the public sphere. More on «Shades of Grey»
April 2011
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19 Apr 2011
La telenovela en América Latina
Author: Marta Mariasole Raimondi
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Este ARI se propone estudiar un fenómeno cultural que es un producto del impacto de la modernidad en América Latina: la producción interna y la difusión transnacional de la telenovela. More on «La telenovela en América Latina»
February 2011
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10 Feb 2011
¿Democracia árabe? Una presencia que se abre paso más allá del espejismo
Author: Carlos Varona Narvión
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Los incipientes pasos hacia la libertad política, incluida la libertad de expresión, habidos en Túnez, y contagiados más tarde en efecto dominó al menos a Egipto, ofrecen una inesperada oportunidad para la democratización del mundo árabe. More on «¿Democracia árabe? Una presencia que se abre paso más allá del espejismo»
July 2010
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Jul 2010
The State of The Arts in The Middle East, Volume VI
Author: Noha Mellor, Fran Lloyd, Maysoon Pachachi, Lina Al Abed, Lina Chawaf, Mahasem El Imam, Tamara Abdul Hadi, Hana Sadiq, Najat El Ouargui, Reem Maghribi, Sawsan Zaidah, Serena Abi Aad, Hala Galal, Sara Shamma
Publisher: Middle East Institute (MEI)
Creative Arab Women is the sixth edition of the MEI Viewpoints series on the State of the Arts in the Middle East. More on «The State of The Arts in The Middle East, Volume VI» -
Jul 2010
Higher Education and the Middle East, Volume I
Author: Don Olcott Jr, Roderick French, Tim Walters, Lynne Walters, Jack Barwind, Shafeeq Ghabra, Benjamin Reilly, Anuwar Ali, John A Spinks, Kanishka Bedi, Ali S Ibrahim, Juliana G-Mrabet, Yasar Kondakci, Betty S Anderson, Maryam Borjian
Publisher: Middle East Institute (MEI)
The following essays explore some of the changes and challenges surrounding the efforts of Middle Eastern countries to build sustainable higher education systems. More on «Higher Education and the Middle East, Volume I»
May 2010
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May 2010
The Resource Curse and Rentier States in the Caspian Region
Author: Hannes Meissner
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Although much attention is paid to the Caspian region with regard to energy issues, the domestic consequences of the region’s resource production have so far constituted a neglected field of research. More on «The Resource Curse and Rentier States in the Caspian Region»
