Election Guide Digest links to the CDACS page and the newest volume of Democracy and Society, which includes papers from CDACS’ Dec. 10, 2009 conference “Demonstrators and Dictators: Sharing Strategies on Repression and Reform.” The full issue is currently available at CDACS and the D&S.com Journal page, individual articles will be coming soon.
noneIn Fall 2009, The Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) hosted conferences in Amman, Beirut, and Cairo to examine the political dynamics in the Middle East. Participants developed recommendations for U.S. foreign policy initiatives for encouraging meaningful democratic political reform. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the United States Institute for Peace, and Georgetown’s Democracy and Governance Program sponsored the conferences.
On January 19th, 2010, four emerging leaders working in the Middle East will discuss the recommendations formed at the POMED conferences, as well as their own experiences. The participants will share their thoughts on issues of political change in the Middle East, with a response from Kenneth Wollack, President of the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
When: Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
5 pm
Where: Mortara Center for International for International Studies
3600 N Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057
Reception to follow
noneIt’s been a crazy last half of the year for the Democracy and Society Crowd – we started D&S.com, put out a new call for papers, helped DG students host the very successful Dictators and Demonstrators symposium, welcomed new bloggers, learned how Barak spends his evenings, criticized the government, influenced foreign policy, and started a few fights.
In honor of all of our activities, here’s our list of Top Posts to review the year.
Top Posts
And while the stats aren’t in yet, Barak’s ‘Development first crowd‘ series is likely to be a hit as well.
Most Commented
‘Obama needs a vision check’ also has the distinction of being our most commented post of the year. Other top commented posts include:
Thank you for making it such a great year, but I think we can all agree it’s time to move on to the next one. Happy New Year from all of us at D&S and Georgetown CDACS!
I’m live-tweeting the Dictators and Demonstrators Conference. Follow the feed by searching for hashtag #DG or follow @GeorgetownDG
noneA Graduate Student and Practitioner Symposium
Presented By
The Center for Democracy and Civil Society at Georgetown University
In Cooperation With
Freedom House & the Forum for the Study of Democracy
December 10th, 2009
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Council on Foreign Relations
1777 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
From Rangoon to Tehran, demonstrators continually adopt new strategies and technologies in their struggles against oppressive regimes. However, demonstrators are not the only ones adapting. In an effort to preempt demonstrators, authoritarians manage access to technologies, cooperate in regional organizations, and learn from each other. Contending dictators and demonstrators are aware of this competitive learning, but we know little about which side is more adaptable and under what conditions.
Demonstrators: 10:00a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Commentator: Thomas O. Melia, Deputy Executive Director, Freedom House
Gabrielle Bardall, International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Kilic Kanat, Department of Political Science, Syracuse University
Laura Mottaz, Center for International Media Assistance, National Endowment for Democracy
J. Hunter Price, Department of Political Science, Trinity University
Dictators: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Commentator: Daniel Brumberg, Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgetown University and Acting Director of the Muslim World Initiative at the US Institute for Peace.
Lauren Albright, Department of Political Science, Temple University
Sheena Chestnut, Department of Political Science, Harvard University
Jeanne Elone, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Brandon Yonder, National Endowment for Democracy
Refreshments will be served
RSVP by December 8 to cdacsconference@gmail.com
2 comMichael Allen at Democracy Digest has lots of good information on jobs and events. Also, the Carter Center is looking for Medium-Term Observers for Sudan’s voter registration.
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