BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:680@test.arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit;VALUE=DATE:20150327 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit;VALUE=DATE:20150329 DTSTAMP:20150320T154600Z URL:https://test.arabamerica.com/events/the-tunisian-democratic-transition -in-comparative-perspective/ SUMMARY:The Tunisian Democratic Transition in Comparative Perspective DESCRIPTION:NEW YORK\n\nThis event is free and open to all.  Registration is not required.\n\nSponsored by the Institute for Religion\, Culture\, a nd Public Life and the Center for Democracy\, Toleration\, and Religion.  Co-sponsored by the Middle East Institute and theSchool for Internati onal and Public Policy.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nConference Schedule:\n\nFRIDAY\, MARCH 27\, 2015\n\n9:00am\nDoors open for coffee\, bagels\, and registra tion\n\n9:30-9:55am\nWelcome and Introduction to Aims of the Conference an d the Conference Volume\n\n Alfred Stepan\, Columbia University\n\n10:00-1 1:55am\nContrasts Between Islamic Led Parties in Tunisia and Egypt\n\n Mon ica Marks\, St Antony’s College\, Oxford – “Tunisia’s Ennahdha”\ n Carrie Wickham\, Emory University – “Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood” \n Discussant: Nader Hashemi\, University of Denver\n\n12:00-1:30pm\nKeyno te Address\n\n Rached Ghannouchi\,  Founder and President of Ennahdha\n “Ennahdha’s  Democratic Commitments\, Capabilities\, and Practices:\n Major Evolutionary Moments and Choices”\n\n1:30-2:30pm\nBreak for lunch.    Panelists meet in room TBA.\n\n2:30-4:00pm\nContrasting Patterns of C onstitution-Making and Civil-Military Relations\n\n Nathan Brown\, George Washington University – “The Roots of Egypt’s Constitutional Disaste r: With Reflections on Tunisia”\n Hicham Bou Nassif\, Carleton College – “Tunisia’s Transition to Democracy: The Role of the Military”\n Discussant: Donald Horowitz\, Duke University\n\n4:00-4:45pm\nTunisia: Lab or Before and After the Fall of Ben Ali\n\n Laryssa Chomiak\, Centre d’ études maghrébines à Tunis – “Deliberative Resistance: Dissent and Democracy in Tunisia”\n Discussant: Daniel Brumberg\, Co-Director of t he Democracy and Governance Program and Associate Professor of Government at Georgetown University\n\n5:00-6:45pm\nNational and International Suppor t for Authoritarianism or Democracy\n\n Radwan Masmoudi\, President\, Cent er for the Study of Islam and Democracy\, Tunis and Washington DC – “D emocratic and Non-Democratic International Support for Transitions in Tuni sia and Egypt”\n Emad Shahin\, American University in Cairo\; Woodrow Wi lson Center\, Washington DC – “Egypt: Civil Society and International Support for Military Authoritarianism in Muslim Brotherhood Eradicationism ”\n\n7:00pm\nDinner for panelists.   Location TBA.\n\nSATURDAY\, MARCH  28\, 2015\n\n9:00am\nDoors open for coffee and bagels\n\n9:30-10:45am\nT heoretical\, Comparative\, and Political Perspectives\n\n Jeremy Menchik\, Boston College – “Crafting Indonesia’s Religious Democracy: Inclusi on-Moderation and the Sacralization of the Post-Colonial State”\n Discus sant: Donald Horowitz\, Duke University\n\n10:45-12:45pm\n\n Sudipta Kavir aj\, Columbia University – “India: Crafting a Democracy with the World ’s Largest Muslim Minority Population”\n Discussant: Karen Barkey\, Di rector\, Institute for Religion\, Culture\, and Public Life\, Columbia Uni versity\n\n12:15-1:30pm\nBreak for Lunch.   Panelists meet in a room TBA .\n\n1:30-2:25pm\n\n Alfred Stepan\, Columbia University – “The Theory of Democratic Transitions: Tunisia in Comparative Perspective”\n Additi onal comments: Monica Marks\, St.  Antony’s College\, Oxford\n\n2:30-4: 00pm\nRoundtable and Tentative Conclusions\n\nRached Ghannouchi (President \, Ennahdha)\, Karen Barkey (Columbia University)\, Nader Hashemi (Univers ity of Denver)\, and Donald Horowitz (Duke University)\n\n4:00-5:00pm\nClo sing reception in the 15th floor Reception Hall.   Open to all. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://test.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2015/03/Tunisia-Final-e1426599429202.jpg CATEGORIES:Academic Lecture,Conference/Convention LOCATION:Columbia University\, 116th St &\; Broadway\, New York\, NY\, U nited States GEO:40.8080586;-73.96400840000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=116th St & Broadway\, New Y ork\, NY\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Columbia University:ge o:40.8080586,-73.96400840000001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20150308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR