EU – Middle East Forum (EUMEF)

The Transformations in North Africa and their Geopolitical Implications 17th DGAP International Summer School 19–29 August 2013, Berlin

Conference Brochure 17th DGAP International Summer School »The Transformations in North Africa and their Geopolitical Implications« 19–29 August 2013, Berlin

In cooperation with

German Council on Foreign Relations EU – Middle East Forum (EUMEF) Berlin 2013

Partners

Established in 1964, the Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH is one of the major German foundations associated with a private company. It represents the philanthropic and social endeavors of Robert Bosch (1861– 1942) and fulfills his legacy in a contemporary manner. The Robert Bosch Stiftung works predominantly in the fields of International Relations, Health, and Education. The EU-Middle East Forum, as well as its predecessors, the International Forum on Strategic Thinking (IFST) and the Forum European Foreign and Security Policy, have been realized in close cooperation between DGAP and Robert Bosch Stiftung.

The Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, ifa) is an organization operating worldwide to promote intercultural exchange and dialogue between civil societies. With funds from the German Federal Foreign Office, ifa supports with its zivik Funding Programme projects of German, international, and/or local non-governmental organizations to support the transformation of the affected Arab countries from autocratic models to functioning democratic systems reigned by the rule of law and a constructive conflict culture.

Table of Contents German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

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EU-Middle East Forum (EUMEF)

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EUMEF-Team

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Sarah Hartmann (GERMANY) Christian Achrainer (GERMANY) Anja Runge (GERMANY) Julia Schöpp (GERMANY)

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The 17th DGAP International Summer School

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Concept Note Agenda

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Working Group Instructions – Debating

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Speakers (in order of appearance in the agenda)

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Eberhard Sandschneider (GERMANY) Atje Drexler (GERMANY) Peter Mares (GERMANY) Cilja Harders (GERMANY) Zaid Al-Ali (EGYPT) Amine Ghali (TUNISIA) Saloua Zerhouni (MOROCCO) Jaafar Abdul Karim (LEBANON/GERMANY) Michael Reuss (GERMANY) Alar Olljum (ESTONIA/BELGIUM) Chérif Ferjani (FRANCE) Ibrahim El-Houdaiby (EGYPT) Janusz Onyszkiewicz (POLAND) Lahcen Achy (MOROCCO) Valeria Talbot (ITALY) Bülent Aras (TURKEY) Volker Perthes (GERMANY) Rami G. Khouri (LEBANON)

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Communication Trainers

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Clemens Lechner (GERMANY) Dominic Hildebrand (GERMANY) Christoph Krakowiak (GERMANY)

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Facilitators

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Ibrahim El-Houdaiby (EGYPT) Katharina Lenner (GERMANY) Inken Wiese (GERMANY)

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Participants (in alphabetical order)

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Adel Hamaizia (UK) Ahmed Medien (TUNISIA) Amr Badr (EGYPT) Andrew Wagstaff (UK) Annalisa Perteghella (ITALY) Basant Abdel-Ghany (EGYPT) Beatriz Sánchez Merino (SPAIN) Bengi Ruken Cengiz (TURKEY) Christina Ecker (GERMANY) Claudio Triani (ITALY) Fabian Stroetges (GERMANY) Hannah Bloch-Wehba (GERMANY) Ilyass Bouzghaia (MOROCCO) Isinsu Bulus (TURKEY) Jérôme Drevon (FRANCE) Jihane Ben Yahia (TUNISIA) Mohamed Medhat Marzouk (EGYPT) Molka Abassi (TUNISIA) Montassir Sakhi (MOROCCO) Nahla El-Haddad (EGYPT) Omar Safi (TUNISIA/ITALY) Oumaima Ben Salem (TUNISIA) Salma Bouchiba (MOROCCO) Sara Daamouch (MOROCCO) Sarah Waimann (GERMANY) Sarah Luisa Brand (GERMANY) Sherif El-Ashmawy (EGYPT) Souhire Medini (TUNISIA/FRANCE) Tachfine Baida (MOROCCO) Zied Boussem (TUNISIA)

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Information and Logistics

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Directions

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Berlin City Guide

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German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) is Germany’s network for foreign policy. As an independent, non-partisan and nonprofit membership organization, think tank and publisher, DGAP has been promoting public debate on foreign policy in Germany for over 50 years. Among its over 2.500 active members are renowned representatives from politics, business, academia and the media – as well as more than 70 companies and foundations which support DGAP’s work. DGAP’s goals are to promote and contribute to foreign policy debates in Germany, to advise decision makers from politics, business and civil society, and to inform the public about foreign policy issues. DGAP comprises the think tank, the journal IP, the library and documentation center and the platform Young DGAP. DGAP’s think tank works at the junction between politics, academia and the economy. Its work is interdisciplinary and policy-oriented and covers different areas of German foreign policy in a globalized and rapidly changing world. The think tank’s activities include research and publications, high-profile conferences and meetings as well as programs for the advancement of young professionals. The journal Internationale Politik (IP) appears in German as a bimonthly print magazine and in English as an online magazine on German and European foreign policy. IP Journal offers German perspectives on important foreign affairs issues as well as indepth analyses on central questions of German and European foreign policy by renowned authors and experts in and outside of Germany. The DGAP Library and Documentation Center (BiDok) is one of the oldest and most significant specialized libraries in Germany that is open to the public. It holds substantial collections on German foreign and security policy. The Young DGAP is an initiative for members of DGAP under the age of 35. It aims at encouraging more young people to take an active interest in foreign and security policy through innovative events such as controversial debates and discussions with senior decision-makers.

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EU-Middle East Forum (EUMEF) The EU-Middle East Forum (EUMEF) is one of the core programs for the advancement of young academics and professionals at DGAP. The Forum conceptualizes and organizes different conference formats in order to provide young experts from North Africa and the Middle East as well as Turkey and Europe with a platform for discussion, exchange and cooperation. EUMEF is carried out in cooperation with its long-standing partner the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the German Federal Foreign Office and the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa). The program’s predecessors, the International Forum on Strategic Thinking (IFST) and the Forum European Foreign and Security Policy, were also carried out in close cooperation with the Robert Bosch Stiftung. 1. Topics Since 2011, EUMEF has been focusing on the chances and challenges associated with the current transformation processes in North Africa and on German and EU policies in the framework of these developments. EUMEF addresses security questions as well as sociopolitical and socioeconomic issues, including subjects like democratization, human rights, education and migration. 2. Participants Participants of EUMEF’s different conference formats come from the North African countries Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco, from Turkey, and from Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Spain and the United Kingdom. EUMEF targets students and young professionals from academia, politics, civil society, the media and the corporate sector. Participants are recommended by a network of experts available to the Forum. 3. Conference Formats EUMEF organizes three consecutive conference formats. This three-pronged approach enables EUMEF to bring together future leaders at different stages of their career and to establish a sustainable network. International Summer Schools (ISS) Every summer, the International Summer School invites 30 highly qualified students at the end of their studies or recent graduates (with 1–2 years of work experience) to Berlin for two weeks. The participants come from the fields of Political and Social Sciences, Economics, Law and Media and Communication Studies. Apart from lectures by internationally renowned experts, discussions, working groups and workshops on a variety of topics, inter-cultural dialogue and social activities are also part of the program. This allows students to get to know each other and to jointly reflect on different perspectives of current political issues. -4-

New Faces Conferences (NFC) Each three-day New Faces Conference (NFC) brings together 20 young experts with two to four years of work experience. Participants are young professionals from academia, politics, civil society, media and the corporate sector. EUMEF organizes two NFCs per year (in spring and autumn), usually in cooperation with partner institutions in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia or Turkey. Each NFC focuses on a specific sub-topic of the Forum’s overall theme. The NFCs provide a forum to discuss current political issues with peers from a variety of backgrounds, as well as with senior experts from the respective fields. At the same time, the conferences enable participants to expand their network and to initiate joint projects. Alumni Conferences Biennially, EUMEF invites all former ISS and NFC participants to reconvene in Berlin for three days. The Alumni Conferences allow for a strengthening of the network and an exchange among the alumni. Subjects addressed during these conferences are derived from up-to-date political and security challenges and topics of former conferences and summer schools. Participants also get the chance to present their own initiatives and projects and to explore opportunities for cooperation with other alumni. The next Alumni Conference is planned for autumn 2014. 4. Objectives -

Reflection and analysis of political and security challenges and the sensitization for effective solutions and policies on a national and EU level Exchange of know-how and experiences Promotion of intercultural dialogue to increase understanding and trust between young potential policy makers from Arab countries, the EU and Turkey Promotion of a pluralistic, tolerant and respectful debating environment Establishment of a network of high calibre future actors from North Africa, the EU and Turkey

5. Team Head of Program (currently on maternity leave): Dina Fakoussa [email protected] Head of Program (in 2013): Sarah Hartmann [email protected] Program Officer: Christian Achrainer [email protected] Program Assistant: Anja Runge [email protected] Intern: Julia Schöpp [email protected]

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EUMEF – Team

Sarah Hartmann (GERMANY) Sarah Hartman has been the Head of EUMEF since January 2013, replacing Dina Fakoussa during her parental leave. Besides, she is currently completing a PhD project on the informal education sector in Egypt at the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies. She conducted extensive field research in Cairo between 2004 and 2010. Sarah has been a fellow at the Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World in n Leiden and the Centre d'Études et de Documentation Économiques, Juridiques et Sociales (CEDEJ) in Cairo, as well as a lecturer at the Otto-SuhrOtto Institut of Political Science at FU Berlin. She studied Social Anthropology and Media and Communication Studies, Studie with a regional focus on North Africa and the Middle East, at Freie Universität Berlin and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Christian Achrainer (GERMANY) Christian Achrainer has been working as Program Officer for EUMEF since January 2011. Prior, he worked as Program Assistant and Program Officer for EUMEF’s predecessor project, the International Forum on Strategic Thinking. In his research he is mainly focusing on the transformation process in Egypt, Islamist movements, and German and European foreign policy towards the MENA-region. Christian is currently teaching a seminar on the European Neighborhood Policy at HU, FU and TU Berlin. He studied Political Science, Sociology and Media and Communication Science at the Universities of Düsseldorf and Bremen. During his studies, Christian worked for the Politische Vierteljahresschrift (PVS), the flagship journal of German Political Science. Starting from September 2013, he will spend six months in Cairo to study Arabic.

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Anja Runge (GERMANY) Anja Runge has been working for the DGAP since 2009, first as an Intern and currently as Accounting Assistant for the Forum. In this capacity, she is responsible for administrative tasks as well as financial project monitoring including variance analysis. Prior to joining DGAP, Anja received her degree in Business Administration from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. In her studies she focused on management accounting and financial reporting based on national and international standards (IAS, IFRS) as well as taxation of national and international transactions of private and incorporated companies. During her studies she worked as a Student Assistant for a non-profit organization that fosters research on and development of small and medium-sized companies, where she improved her knowledge of ERP-systems and data management.

Julia Schöpp (GERMANY) Julia Schöpp is currently an Intern at EUMEF and Undergraduate Student of Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin. From September 2012 until July 2013, she studied at Cairo University, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, where she focused on improving her Arabic skills. Previously, she worked and interned with several organizations, such as Amnesty International and “Middle East Excursion”, a student initiative which organizes study trips to several countries of the Middle East in order to contribute to mutual understanding. During her studies, Julia has been interested in a wide range of topics, including Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Theory and Gender Studies. Besides, she enjoys playing sports, such as climbing, basketball and football.

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The 17th DGAP International Summer School

After decades of political stagnation, Tunisia and Egypt have witnessed tremendous changes during the past two and a half years. Since the peaceful uprisings and mass demonstrations which forced former presidents Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak to step down in 2011, both countries have seen a remarkable political awakening of their populations, an unprecedented flourishing of their political landscapes and (relatively) free and fair elections. Expectedly, however, the transformation processes in both countries are also fraught with uncertainties and overshadowed by, sometimes violent, power struggles. Both societies seem to be more divided than ever, and while the polarization between Islamist and liberal/secularist currents is often at the center of attention, the socio-economic situation poses major challenges that urgently need to be addressed. Morocco, too, has been affected by the wave of popular uprisings in the Arab world, albeit in a less dramatic way. The monarchy has so far been able to contain the protests by initiating a reform process that included the passing of a revised constitution in 2011. As in Egypt and Tunisia, an Islamist party won the parliamentary elections. Nevertheless, in Morocco, too, the socio-economic situation remains worrying and large factions of society are dissatisfied with the state of reforms. The International Summer School will look at the current status of transitions in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco, highlighting achievements as well as challenges. In addition to discussing recent domestic developments in the three countries, this year’s summer school will focus on the geopolitical implications of the Arab uprisings, analyzing the role of external actors such as the EU and Germany, Turkey or the Gulf countries, as well as new alliances and power shifts within the wider region. The new governments’ foreign policy agendas will be addressed, as well as the implications of violent conflicts and the status of regional integration. Every year, DGAP’s International Summer School gathers promising students and graduates from Europe, Turkey and North Africa in Berlin. It offers participants a unique opportunity to experience a highly stimulating intellectual environment and to broaden their horizons by attending lectures, panel debates, working groups, and communication and argumentation workshops, and by engaging in Oxford debates (role-plays). Renowned experts, academics as well as practitioners, offer their insights and analysis, and participants visit thematically relevant institutions in Berlin and experience intense joint intellectual and social activities.

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Agenda Monday 19 August 09.00

Pick-Up in front of the Hotel

09.30 – 10.00

Opening of the 17th International Summer School Eberhard Sandschneider, Otto Wolff-Director of the Research Institute, DGAP Atje Drexler, Head of Department „International Relations Europe and its Neighbours“, Robert Bosch Stiftung Peter Mares, Head of zivik Funding Programme, Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa)

10.00 – 11.00

Introduction to EUMEF and the Conference Sarah Hartmann, Head of EUMEF Christian Achrainer, Program Officer at EUMEF

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.00

Between Change from Below and Accommodation from Above - Analyzing the Arab Spring Cilja Harders, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Politics, Freie Universität Berlin

12.00 – 13.00

Plenary Discussion

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch at DGAP

14.00 – 15.00

Getting to know DGAP - The Role of a German Think Tank Eberhard Sandschneider, Otto Wolff-Director of the Research Institute, DGAP

15.00 – 19.00

“Scavenger Hunt” through Berlin

19.00

Dinner at DGAP

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Tuesday 20 August 09.30 – 10.30

The Process of Constitution Writing in Tunisia and Egypt – Between Continuity and Innovation Zaid Al-Ali, Senior Adviser on Constitution Building at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), Cairo Amine Ghali, Program Director at the Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center, Tunis

10.30 – 11.30

Plenary Discussion

11.30 – 12.00

Coffee Break

12.00 – 12.30

Political Participation of Youth – Prospects, Challenges and the Way Forward Saloua Zerhouni, Professor of Political Science at University Mohammed V – Souissi, Rabat

12.30 – 13.30

Plenary Discussion

13.30 – 14.30

Lunch at DGAP

14.30 – 15.00

Preparation of Scavenger Hunt Presentations

15.00 – 16.00

Presentation of Scavenger Hunt Results

16.00 – 16.30

Coffee Break

16.30 – 17.00

Critical Voices, not Welcome? Freedom of Opinion and the Media Jaafar Abdul Karim, journalist and talk show host (Shabab Talk, Deutsche Welle TV)

17.00 – 18.00

Plenary Discussion

19.00

Dinner at Max & Moritz in Berlin-Kreuzberg

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Wednesday 21 August 08.15

Pick-Up in Front of the Hotel

09.30 – 13.00

Visit to the Federal Foreign Office

09.30 – 10.00

German, European and International Responses to the Arab Transitions Michael Reuss, Head of Division “Transformations in the Arab World”, Federal Foreign Office

10.00 – 11.00

Plenary Discussion

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.00

Crossing Borders – The EU’s Responses to the Arab Uprisings and the Current State of Play Alar Olljum, Advisor to Hugues Mingarello, Managing Director for the Middle East and the Southern Neighbourhood, European External Action Service (EEAS)

12.00 – 13.00

Plenary Discussion

13.30 – 15.00

Lunch at Brasserie in Berlin-Mitte

15.00 – 16.15

Free Time

16.15

Meeting at S+U Brandenburger Tor

17.00 – 18.30

Visit to Berliner Unterwelten e.V., Underground Tour: „Subways, Bunkers and the Cold War”

18.30

Dinner

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Thursday 22 August 09.30 – 10.00

Islam, Ideology and Politics – The Use of Religious References and Discourse in Arab Politics Chérif Ferjani, Professor of Political Science at Université Lumière-Lyon2 and Researcher at GREMMO, Lyon

10.00 – 11.00

Plenary Discussion

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.00

The Muslim Brotherhood at the Crossroads – Where Does the Track Lead to? Ibrahim El-Houdaiby, Senior Researcher at House of Wisdom Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo

12.00 – 13.00

Plenary Discussion

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch at DGAP

14.00 – 15.45

Working Group Session – Input Presentations 1 & 2 Working Group “The Political Sphere”, Facilitator: Ibrahim El-Houdaiby, Senior Researcher at House of Wisdom Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo Working Group “The Socio-Economic Sphere”, Facilitator: Inken Wiese, PhD Candidate and Consultant Working Group “External Actors and Geopolitical Implications”, Facilitator: Katharina Lenner, PhD Candidate and Researcher at the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Politics, Freie Universität Berlin

15.45 – 16.15

Coffee Break

16.15 – 18.30

Working Group Session – Input Presentations 3, 4 & 5

18.30

Dinner at DGAP

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Friday 23 August

09.30 – 11.45

Working Group Session – Input Presentations 6, 7 & 8

11.45 – 12.15

Coffee Break

12.15 – 13.45

Working Group Session – Input Presentations 9 & 10

13.45 – 14.45

Lunch at DGAP

14.45 – 16.00

Working Group Session – Summing Up

16.00 – 16.30

Coffee Break

16.30 – 18.00

Plenary Session – Presentation of Key Findings

18.00 – 18.45

Submission of Travel Documents

19.00

Dinner at Pestana in Berlin-Tiergarten

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Saturday 24 August

Sunday 25 August 12:00

Meeting at Alexanderplatz (Weltzeituhr/World Time Watch)

13.00 – 15.00

Visit to the Hohenschönhausen Memorial, Former Prison of the East German Ministry of State Security

16.30 – 17.30

Visit to the Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Straße

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Monday 26 August 09.30 – 10.00

Introduction to the Debating Training

10.00 – 11.30

Training Workshop I - Argumentation and Structure Clemens Lechner, German Debating Champion 2011

11.30 – 12.00

Coffee Break

12.00 – 13.30

Training Workshop II - Team-play and Interaction Christoph Krakowiak, Founder & Former President of Streitkultur Berlin e.V.

13.30 – 14.30

Lunch at DGAP

14.30 – 16.00

Training Workshop III - Performance and Posture, Gesture, Voice Dominic Hildebrand, German Debating Vice-Champion 2011

16.00 – 16.30

Coffee Break

16.30 – 17.30

Preparation of Debate

17.30 – 19.30

Debate: Should External Actors Use Military Force to Remove Despotic Regimes?

19.30

Dinner at DGAP

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Tuesday 27 August

09.30 – 10.00

Democratization in Eastern Europe - A First-Hand Account from Poland Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Former Polish Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Council of the Euro-Atlantic Association, Poland

10.00 – 11.00

Plenary Discussion

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.00

Morocco’s Stalling Economy – How to Get Back on Track? Lahcen Achy, Nonresident Senior Associate at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut and Professor at Morocco’s National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA), Rabat

12.00 – 13.00

Plenary Discussion

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch at DGAP

14.00 – 15.30

Working Group Session – Preparation of the Debates

15.30 – 16.00

Coffee Break

16.00 – 16.30

The Gulf Monarchies in an Era of Transformation – Strengthened Regional Powers with Internal Strains? Valeria Talbot, Senior Researcher at ISPI (Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale), Milano

16.30 – 17.30

Plenary Discussion

19.00 – 22.00

Dinner & Boat-Trip

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Wednesday 28 August

09.30 – 10.00

Turkey after the Arab Uprisings – The (Re-)Emergence of a Regional Power? Bülent Aras, Chairman of the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s Strategic Research Center (SAM), Ankara

10.00 – 11.00

Plenary Discussion

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.00

The Problem Child of the Arab Uprisings – The Conflict in Syria in a Regional Perspective Volker Perthes, Director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin

12.00 – 13.00

Plenary Discussion

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch at DGAP

14.00 – 16.00

Working Group Session – Preparation of the Debates

16.00 – 16.30

Coffee Break

16.30 – 17.00

The Arab Uprisings and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Implications and the Way Forward Rami G. Khouri, Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut

17.00 – 18.00

Plenary Discussion

18.00

Dinner

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Thursday 29 August 09.30 – 10.30

Working Group Session – Preparation of the Debates

10.30 – 12.00

Debate 1: Is Stability more Important than Democracy? Working Group 1 vs. Working Group 2

12.00 – 12.30

Coffee Break

13.00 – 14.00

Debate 2: Are Islamists’ Sets of Beliefs Incompatible with Democracy? Working Group 3 vs. Working Group 4

14.00 – 15.00

Lunch at DGAP

15.00 – 16.30

Debate 3: Should Western Actors use Conditionality in their Relations with North African Countries? Winner Debate 1 vs. Winner Debate 2

16.30 – 17.00

Wrap-up Session, Feedback, Evaluation

20.00

Farewell Party at Mauersegler in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg

Friday 30 August

Departure

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Working Group Instructions - Debating General Idea During the Summer School, the participants will be attending a communication and argumentation workshop. Professional debating trainers will explain, among others, how to structure an argument and a line of arguments, how to effectively use posture, gesture, and voice during a debate, and how to interact as a team. At the final day of the Summer School the participants will then be engaging in Oxford-style debates, which are highly regulated in terms of time limits, speaker positions and procedure. The discussants are divided into two groups: Proposition (Yes) and Opposition (No). The participants’ personal opinion is not decisive, since the discussants have to defend the position they were assigned to. Structure of the Debate The participants will be divided into four working groups to each work on controversial questions related to the overall topic of the Summer School and prepare for the debates. In each debate one group speaks in favor (Proposition-group/speaker) and one group speaks against the motion (Opposition-group/-speaker). The other two groups are the audience, which can also actively take part in the debate during the open discussion. Each group has to assign four particular speakerpositions: opening, second, third and closing speaker. The other group members should be active during the open discussion. The structure of the debate is as follows: • • • • •

Opening Speaker Prop-Group & Opening Speaker Opp-Group (3 min each) Second Prop-Speaker & Second Opp-Speaker (3 min each) Third Prop-Speaker & Third Opp-Speaker (3 min each) Open Discussion (questions/comments from the audience and both groups; each question/comment 1 min. & each answer 1 min.) Closing Speaker Prop-Group & Closing Speaker Opp-Group (3 min each)

After the debate, the audience serves as a jury and each member of the audience has one vote which he/she can give to the team he/she considers to have been the better team. Please note: The judgement must not be based on the personal opinion on the motion but an objective assessment of the teams’ performance.

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Speakers (in order of appearance in the agenda)

Eberhard Sandschneider (GERMANY) Eberhard Sandschneider has been Otto Wolff Director of DGAP’s Research h Institute since August 2003. He has held a Chair for Chinese Politics and International nternational Relations at Freie Universität Berlin since 1998. Between 1995 and 1998, he was Professor of International Relations elations at Johannes Gutenberg Universität in Mainz. He was Managing M Director of the Otto Suhr Institute from October 1999 to March 2001 and Dean of the Department of Political P and Social Sciences at Freie Universität Berlin from 2001 to 2003. Eberhard Sandschneider’ss books include “Globale Rivalen – Chinas unheimlicher Aufstieg tieg und die Ohnmacht des Westens” (Global Rivals – China’s uncanny rise and the helplessness of the West, 2008) and “Der erfolgreiche Abstieg Europas – Heute Macht abgeben, um morgen zu gewinnen” (Europe’s Successful Descent – Giving away power today in order to win tomorrow, 2011). He was promoted to Professor on the topic “The Stability and Transformation of Political Systems” (1993) and wrote his doctoral thesis on “Military and Politics in the PR China 1969-1986” 1969 (1986). He graduated from the Saar University in English, Classical Philology, hilology, and Political Science in 1981.

Atje Drexler (GERMANY) Atje Drexler is Head of the Department International Relations Europe and its Neighbours since April 2013. She has been with the Robert Bosch Stiftung since 2001 working primarily in the Health and Science Department where she held the position of Deputy Head of Department from 2007 through 2012. In this position she was responsible for the foundation’s medical and research institutions, namely the Robert Bosch Hospital, the Dr. Margarete Fischer-BoschInstitute for Clinical Pharmacology and the Institute for the History of Medicine. Before joining the foundation, she worked in the automotive industry for three years as a Junior Sales Manager at Continental Teves AG & Co. KG in Frankfurt. Atje Drexler graduated from the University of Göttingen in 1998 with a Masters degree in Slavonic Studies and Political Economy, after having studied both in Germany and in St.Petersburg, Russia.

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Peter Mares (GERMANY) Peter Mares works for the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, ifa) and is heading hea the zivik Funding Program since 2006. The program operating worldwide - was established in the year 2001 and provides advice on project ideas in the sphere of conflict transformation and peace building. In its role as intermediary between the German Federal Foreign Office and civil society organizationss it selects and assesses projects. Peter Mares has previously worked at the Office of the President in Prague, Czech Republic, dealing with communication and presentations. Additionally, he is editor of the books “Frieden Frieden und Zivilgesellschaft: Zivilgesellschaft Programm, Praxis, Partner“ and “Erfolgreich Erfolgreich gewaltfrei: Professionelle Praxis in ziviler Friedensförderung“. Furthermore, Peter Mares is currently coordinating oordinating a working group on conflict and culture under the auspices of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC). He studied Political Science, Sociology, Sociology and Slavonic Studies at the Universities of Nuremberg and Stuttgart.

Cilja Harders (GERMANY) Cilja Harders is a Professor of Political Science and has been Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Politics at the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin since 2007. She is a member of the academic board of “Europe in the Middle East - the Middle East in Europe" (EUME), a joint post-doc programme of the BerlinBrandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation and the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. Prof. Harders received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Hamburg and worked as an Assistant Professor at the Universities of Münster nster and Bochum. She has extensive research experience in the Middle East, dating back to 1992 (Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Gulf and Morocco) including affiliations with the American University in Cairo and the French Research Center CEDEJ. DEJ. She has published on Middle Eastern politics and societies, transformations and authoritarianism, politics “from below", Arab-European Arab relations, regional cooperation in the Middle East, gender and violence, and gender and participation.

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Zaid Al-Ali (EGYPT) Zaid Al-Ali Ali is Senior Adviser on Constitution Building at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). IDEA) He has been practicing law since 1999, specializing in international commercial arbitration and comparative constitutional law. He has law degrees from Harvard Law School, the Université de Paris I (Sorbonne) (Sorbo and King’s College London. From 2005 to 2010, he was a Legal Adviser dviser to the United Nations focusing on constitutional, parliamentaryy and judicial judici reform in Iraq. Since the beginning of 2011, he has been working on constitutional reform throughout the Arab region, in particular in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. He has published widely on Iraq and on constitutional law. His book on the post-2003 transition in Iraq will be published by Yale University Press in early 2014.

Amine Ghali (TUNISIA) Amine Ghali has been Program Director of the Al Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center (KADEM) in Tunis since 2008. KADEM works on issues of democracy, reform and transition in the Arab region - with activities and initiatives in more than 10 Arab countries. Currently, Amine focuses his contribution on the transition process in Tunisia, especially on political reform, elections and transitional justice issues. He was a member of the National Commission to Investigate Corruption (March 2011 February 2012) and is currently a member of the National Commission on the Transitional Justice Debate (since May 2012). Before joining KADEM, he worked in a number of regional and international NGOs, such as Freedom House and the Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR). Amine Ghali holds an MA in International Development Law from the Université René Descartes, artes, Sorbonne, Paris, and a BA in International Management from the University of Houston, Texas. He has taken part in a number of special courses and trainings in human rights and democratization.

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Saloua Zerhouni (MOROCCO) Saloua Zerhouni is a Political Scientist and an Associate Professor at Université Mohammed V, Rabat – Souissi, Morocco, where she teaches at the School of Juridical, Economic and Social Sciences. In n 2012, she was appointed Vice-Dean ean in charge of scientific research, cooperation on and partnership. She received her PhD from Université Hassan II Casablanca. She has been a Visiting Researcher esearcher at Georgetown University, University a Research Associate ssociate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin and a Fulbright Scholar in-residence residence at Illinois Wesleyan University. Prof. Zerhouni has done extensive research on elites as agents of change and theories of political transformation, Islamist movements, political parties, the parliament, elections, youth and politics and nd on protest movements movement in Morocco. She has served as a consultant for national and international organizations orga such as the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the European Commission, USAID and the Royal Institute for Strategic Studies in Morocco. Among her publications cations is an edited book with Ellen Lust on Political Participation in the Middle East (Lynn Rieners: Boulder, Co. 2008).

Jaafar Abdul Karim (LEBANON LEBANON/GERMANY) Jaafar Abdul Karim is a journalist and host of “Shabab Talk“, a political talk show for young people which is jointly produced by Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin and Al Hayat TV in Cairo. In Egypt alone, the show has over 4 million viewers every week. As a reporter during the Arab spring, Jaafar was present on-site in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. Before hosting Shabab Talk, he worked as an editor and video journalist for the talk show “Jugend ohne Grenzen” (Youth without Borders), commuting between Cairo and Berlin. Jaafar was born in Liberia and raised in Switzerland and Lebanon. He studied Media Computer Science at TU (Technische Universität) Dresden and at INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées) in Lyon; additionally he completed a directing workshop kshop at the London Film Academy. Currently he is doing an M.A. in Communication and Leadership at Quadriga University. Medium Magazine Magazin named him “Newcomer of the Year” earlier this year and he was placed in the top ten at the annual “Journalist of the Year” r” awards. His documentary “After the storm” was nominated as best documentary at the Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2013. - 23 -

Michael Reuss (GERMANY) Michael Reuss has been Head of the Division “Transformations in the Arab World” of the Federal Foreign Office since August 2011. Prior, he worked as a Deputyy Head of Mission at the German Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen; as the first Secretaryy of the Political Department for the Permanent Mission of Germany to the EU in Brussels, at the German Embassy in Lagos, Nigeria, and as an Exchange Officer at the British Foreign Office, ce, London, amongst others. Reuss joined the German Diplomatic Academy from 1992 until 1993 after graduating from Medical University in Munich and Sydney and working as a Junior Resident in Neurology/Psychiatry in Munich for two years.

Alar Olljum (ESTONIA/ ESTONIA/BELGIUM) Alar Olljum has been Advisor to the Managing Director for North Africa, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq at the European External Action Service (EEAS) since 2011. Before that, he served as Head of Unit for Forward Studies at the European Commission DirectorateGeneral for External Relations, as Deputy DirectorGeneral/Senior Advisor at the Permanent International Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, and in several positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia (e.g. Special Adviser to the Minister, Permanent Under-Secretary, and Ambassador-at-Large for Regional Cooperation). Alar Olljum holds a B.A. in International Relations, Political and Social Theory from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and conducted post-graduate graduate research at the Estonian Academy of Sciences (Tallinn University) and the Department of Peace and Development Research at Göteborg University.

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Chérif Ferjani (FRANCE) Chérif Ferjani is a Professor of Political Science at Université Lumière-Lyon2 and a Researcher at GREMMO, Lyon. He is the author of several works on Islam, Political History of the Arab World, Laicism and Rights in the Islamic Worlds, Comparative Religious Studies and Political Systems. His publications include: «Islamisme, Laicité et Droit Humain», Amal Editions, Sfax (Tunisie) 2012 (updated version: «Islamisme, Laicité et Droits de l'Homme», l'Harmattan, Paris, 1992), «Le Politique et le Religieux dans le Champ Islamique», Fayard, Paris, 2005, and «Les Voies de l'Islam, Approches Laiques des Faits Islamiques», Le Cerf-CRDP de Franche Comté, Besançon, 1996.

Ibrahim El-Houdaiby (EGYPT) Ibrahim El Houdaiby is a political researcher and writer. Currently establishing a new research center with Shorouk Newspaper, he formerly worked as a Senior Researcher at House of Wisdom Foundation for Strategic Studies. A graduate of the American University in Cairo (2005), he holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Political Science and Development Studies (2012). He also earned a diploma in Islamic Studies from the High Institute of Islamic Studies in 2010, where he is currently pursuing his M.A. in Islamic Shariah. He is a lecturer at AMIDEAST Cairo, writes a weekly column for the Arabic Daily AlShorouk, and is a freelance columnist in English language Al-Ahram Online. His research focuses on Islamic movements, democratization, and political economy of the Middle East.

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Janusz Onyszkiewicz (POLAND) Janusz Onyszkiewicz is a former Polish Minister of National Defence (1991-1993 and 1997-2000) and currently serves as President of the Council of the EuroAtlantic Association (Poland) and Advisor to the Minister of National Defence. He became a member of the Polish democratic opposition in the mid-1960s. In 1968 he was active in strikes and demonstrations for freedom of speech and research, and he was one of the organizers of the Solidarity Trade Union in the Warsaw region in 1980. In December 1981, he was imprisoned for over a year and then rearrested several times. Onyszkiewicz was the Spokesperson of the Solidarity delegation to round table negotiations with the communist authorities in 1989, Member of the Polish Parliament 1989-2001, Chairman of the Polish delegation to the WEU and NATO Parliamentary Assemblies, and Deputy Minister of National Defence (1990-1991). He is a Member of the Democratic Party (Union for Freedom) and was its President between 2006-2009, as well as Member and Vice-President of the European Parliament (2004-2009).

Lahcen Achy (MOROCCO) Lahcen Achy is a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. He is an economist with expertise in development and institutional economics, as well as regional integration and labor issues, with a focus on the Maghreb. He has been a professor at Morocco’s National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA) since 2001. Prior to that, he was a research associate at the Free University of Brussels (1997-2001) and a visiting professor in the international master’s program organized by Brussels University and Namur’s University (1999-2001). Achy is a Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and Member of the Board of the Mediterranean Forum for Economic Institutes (FEMISE). He has published extensively in internationally refereed journals and co-authored several books on the political economy of reform; labor and gender in the Maghreb; globalization, employment and income distribution; competition and efficiency; as well as industrial dynamics and productivity.

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Valeria Talbot (ITALY) Valeria Talbot is Senior Researcher and responsible for the Mediterranean and Middle East Program at ISPI (Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale) in Milan. She is Associate Editor of the ISPI review Quaderni di Relazioni Internazionali. She is scientific coordinator of the “Med and Gulf Executive Briefing” Project. She has contributed to a variety of research projects and published a number of papers, articles and book contributions. Among her recent publications are: “The Gulf States’ Political and Economic Role in the Mediterranean”, in IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook, 2011; “GCC Economic Presence in the Mediterranean and Perspective for EU-GCC Cooperation”, GMFUS- IAI Paper, December 2010. Before joining ISPI, she worked at the University of Catania and at the European Parliament in Brussels. She holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Catania and an M.Phil. in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.

Bülent Aras (TURKEY) Bülent Aras is a Professor of International Relations and Chairman of the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s Strategic Research Center (SAM), as well as an academic advisor to the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs. Prior to taking over his position at SAM in November 2010, he taught at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of Istanbul Technical University. Aras received his B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from Bogazici University in 1994, and his Ph.D. in International Relations from the same institution in 1999. He was a visiting scholar at Indiana University’s Center for Eurasian Studies in 1998, Oxford University’s St. Anthony’s College in 2003 and a research scholar at the Paris-based European Union Institute of Security Studies in the summer of 2004. He became a full professor in 2006 at Işık University and was Senior Visiting Professor of Turkish Studies at St. Anthony’s College, Oxford in 2010. Bülent Aras has published various books and articles on Turkish Foreign Policy, Middle Eastern Politics, and Central Asia.

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Volker Perthes (GERMANY) Volker Perthes is Director and Executive Chairman of the Board of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin and has held this position since 2005. He is also a Professor of Political Science lecturing at Humboldt Universität and Freie Universität Berlin. Previously, he was Assistant Professor at the American University in Beirut and Head of the Research Division Middle East and Africa at SWP. He is one of the leading German analysts and commentators on developments in the Middle East and has published widely on several aspects of the Arab spring. He is frequently quoted on these issues by the German media. Volker Perthes studied Political Science, History, Oriental Languages, and Literature in Duisburg, Bochum, and Damascus. He earned his PhD at Duisburg University in 1990 and habilitated at the same university in 1999, focusing on regional politics and political systems in the Middle East.

Rami G. Khouri (JORDAN/USA/LEBANON) Rami George Khouri is a Palestinian-Jordanian and US citizen whose family resides in Beirut and Nazareth. An internationally syndicated political columnist and book author, he is the first Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut. He also serves as a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Kennedy School of Harvard University and the Dubai School of Government. He is Editor at Large, and former Executive Editor, of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper, and was awarded the Pax Christi International Peace Prize for 2006. He teaches annually at the American University of Beirut, University of Chicago and Northeastern University and has been a visiting scholar at various US universities. He is a member of the Brookings Institution Task Force on US Relations with the Islamic World, a member of the Leadership Council of the Harvard University Divinity School, and recently completed a four-year term on the International Advisory Council of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Khouri holds BA and MSc degrees in Political Science and Mass Communications from Syracuse University, NY, USA.

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Communication Trainers

Clemens Lechner (GERMANY) Clemens Lechner is among the most successful speakers in the German competitive debating movement. He was awarded best speaker in several local and national tournaments and won several of these tournaments with his team, including the German National Championship Champ in 2011. Clemens has been working as a trainer and coach for students of various age groups since 2008. Presently, he is also coordinator of the training activities of the Association of German Speaking University Debating Societies. Before, he was President resident of the Jena Debating Society from 2007 to 2008 and member of the organizing committees of several national tournaments. Clemens studied Psychology, Sociology, and Political Science at the University of Jena (2005-2011) 2011) and at Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities (2007-2008).. He is currently a research associate at the University of Jena where he is pursuing a PhD in Psychology P on the coping with social and economic change.

Dominic Hildebrand (GERMANY) Dominic Hildebrand studied Biochemistry at the University of Tübingen and at Harvard University. After finishing his studies in 2009, he conducted PhD research in Molecular Medicine with a focus on the fields of immunology and molecular oncology. In August he started working for a start-up enterprise in the field of personalised medicine in the Cologne area. He is the former President of Germany's oldest and most traditional Debating Society “Streitkultur” in Tübingen, where he began his debating career nine years ago. In 2011, he won the South German Debating Championships and succeeded as German Vice-Champion with his team mates, after having won several regional and national debating tournaments before. Dominic is interested in n politics and science. Before Befor general conscription was abolished in Germany, he was engaged in supporting conscientious objectors. In 2003 and 2004, he was member of the national advisory council for the alternative civilian service. In his spare time, he plays badminton and does photography.

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Christoph Krakowiak (GERMANY) Christoph Krakowiak studied Political Science, Philosophy and International Relations in Tübingen and Warsaw and Eastern European Studies in Berlin. He received scholarships from the German National Academic Foundation and the Hertie Foundation. He started his debating career in 2005 at Germany’s oldest and most traditional Debating Society “Streitkultur” in Tübingen. After winning several tournaments and ending his Presidency of Streitkultur, he founded the new Debating Society Streitkultur Berlin in 2010 – Germany’s first and only Debating Society explicitly not just for students but also for professionals of all ages. He worked as a debating instructor for several Debating Societies and organizations like Deutsche Bahn, the Network Migration in Europe and the Federal Foreign Office. Since 2008, Christoph has been working for the NGO Bürger Europas in Berlin as a project manager and training instructor on European integration and the current financial and debt crisis. Amongst other projects, he is currently organising a nation-wide series of public debates about the future of Europe, “Klartext Europa”. He is also a member of the German Council on Foreign Relations.

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Facilitators

Ibrahim El-Houdaiby (EGYPT) Ibrahim El Houdaiby is a political researcher and writer. Currently establishing a new research center with Shorouk Newspaper, he formerly worked as a Senior Researcher at House of Wisdom Foundation for Strategic Studies. A graduate of the American University in Cairo (2005), he holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Political Science and Development Studies (2012). He also earned a diploma in Islamic Studies from the High Institute of Islamic Studies in 2010, where he is currently pursuing his M.A. in Islamic Shariah. He is a lecturer at AMIDEAST Cairo, writes a weekly column for the Arabic Daily AlShorouk, and is a freelance columnist in English language Al-Ahram Online. His research focuses on Islamic movements, democratization, and political economy of the Middle East.

Katharina Lenner (GERMANY) Katharina Lenner is a Research Associate at the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Politics (Freie Universität Berlin). She studied Political Science at FU Berlin and Middle East Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. Her teaching and research interests include conceptions of state and statehood, the politics of development in the Global South, postcolonial perspectives on the Arab world, as well as the politics of nationalism and collective identities in the region. Her current research deals with the ambivalent transformations of the welfare state in Jordan by analyzing the translations and negotiations surrounding poverty reduction and local development efforts in southern rural Jordan.

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Inken Wiese (GERMANY) Inken Wiese has been a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Konstanz since 2009. She focuses on Qatar and the UAE as donors of international development assistance. Before that, Inken worked at the German parliament as an advisor on Middle Eastern affairs and on the German military intervention in Afghanistan. She also managed an NGO which facilitates political education for Palestinian and Israeli political youth organizations. As a consultant to various German NGOs and development organizations, she trained Afghan political parties and politicians in election campaigning. In 2010, she observed the general elections in Bosnia Herzegovina. Inken studied Middle Eastern Studies and International Law at Freie Universität Berlin, Cairo University and Harvard University.

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Participants (in alphabetical order)

Adel Hamaizia (UK) Adel Hamaizia has been working on a Libyan multi-sector investment initiative in association with the Libyan Ministry of Economy since mid-2012. He has also recently worked on a range of research projects that focus on the Maghreb and the wider Middle East, including an assignment earlier this year with Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs) on EU-Mediterranean relations. Prior to this, he worked in the real estate sector in the UAE, leading projects in New York and Istanbul. His research interests centre around the politics and economics of both the Maghreb and the Gulf. Adel has a degree in International Business from WBS and an MSc (with Distinction) focusing on the Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa, from SOAS. In October 2013, he is due to start a DPhil (PhD) on the Political Economy of the Maghreb at the University of Oxford.

Ahmed Medien (TUNISIA) Ahmed Medien is a BBA senior at the Mediterranean School of Business in Tunis. In the year 2012-2013, he was a recipient of the U.S. Department of State Global Exchange Scholarship. He studied one year abroad at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, where he focused on International Business and Management. Ahmed is a MENA political blogger and a passionate traveler. He has traveled to six countries so far in the MENA region and Western Balkans including Egypt, Lebanon, Serbia and Kosovo. His main interests are MENA politics, journalism, youth issues, ethnic conflicts and Conflict Resolution Studies. Medien has worked extensively with local and regional media outlets since the Arab Spring in Tunisia. He covered the first democratic elections in Tunisia as well other political events in the country. He has also fixed for international media and independent authors in Tunisia. Medien intends to pursue a career in international development and project management in the next couple of years. His focus is intercultural dialogue and youth leadership.

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Amr Badr (EGYPT) Amr Badr has been working as a Credit Risk Analyst for the Arab African International Bank in Egypt since 2009. He is also a founding member of Al-Dostour political party, holding the position of Deputy Secretary of the Dokki and Agouza area in the Governorate of Giza. In his research he is mainly focusing on Al-Dostour party’s political and economic agendas, and on the question why the opposition in Egypt is so successful in mobilizing street protests but less successful in mobilizing voters. He studied Finance at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and received his MBA in 2009.

Andrew Wagstaff (UK) Andrew graduated in French from University College London in 2011 and has since been working as a lecteur at the Université Paris Sorbonne – Paris IV. From September 2013, he will be based in the Netherlands where he will be reading International Relations as a Masters’ student at the University of Leiden. In 2011, Andrew attended a young people’s think tank conference in Turin, Italy, covering a range of topics including the role of social media in the Arab Spring. He currently writes for Amnesty International France on a voluntary basis, putting together the creative content in the field of Human Rights for their young people’s magazine. ‘AJ!’. Andrew’s interest in North Africa stems not only from his background in Francophone studies, but also from a deep interest in the politics and culture of the entire MENA region. He has been learning Arabic for several years, including studies in Jordan. He has travelled extensively in Arabic-speaking countries in North Africa and the Levant and has an avid interest in the ways in which Middle Eastern politics and social affairs are changing following the Arab uprisings. He has recently returned from Iran where he spent three weeks travelling independently.

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Annalisa Perteghella (ITALY) Annalisa Perteghella has been working as a Research Assistant for ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies) since May 2012. Prior, she worked as a Consultant for the Internationalization Agency of the Milan Chamber of Commerce. Since 2011 she has been a PhD Candidate at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Milan. In her research she is mainly focusing on Iranian domestic and foreign policy vis-à-vis the broader Middle East region. Her research interests extend to Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Affairs, Public Diplomacy, Political Communication, Media and Cultural Studies. In particular, she is also carrying out a reserch project on political leadership and the personalization of contemporary politics.

Basant Abdel-Ghany (EGYPT) Basant Abdel-Ghany has been working as a Legal Advisor for refugees with AMERA (Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance), a legal aid NGO in Cairo, since July 2012. Prior to this, she studied Economics and Political Science at Cairo University, after moving to Cairo from Kuwait were she was born and raised. She has been working with the Egyptian Youth Federation’s Ambassadors for Dialogue project, facilitating workshops in Denmark, Jordan and Egypt. Basant has supported the Egyptian Uprising since January 25th and she believes that Egyptians still have a long way to go before they can truly call it a revolution. Regardless of all that she has witnessed in the past two years, she does believe that great hope still exists. Furthermore, she loves football and is a fan of Liverpool Football Club.

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Beatriz Sánchez Merino (SPAIN) Beatriz Sánchez Merino has recently gained a Master’s degree in European Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of Europe of Natolin (Warsaw, Poland) thanks to a full scholarship from the European Commission. She specialized in European Neighbourhood Policy, Transatlantic Relations, EU Energy Policies and Common Foreign Security Policy. Prior, she worked for a year as an intern at the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain. She also holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Diplomatic School of Spain, with a specialisation in Geostrategy. During her studies, her main areas of interest have been international politics, security and defence, human rights and religion. She has attended various summer schools and seminars including one in NATO’s HQ in Brussels about the future challenges of the Alliance. She studied Law at the University Complutense of Madrid. Currently she is living in Izmir (Turkey) but starting from October 2013, she will be in Madrid (Spain) preparing for the public exams to enter the Spanish diplomatic career.

Bengi Ruken Cengiz (TURKEY) Bengi is a second-year PhD candidate at Sabanci University in Istanbul. She is also working as a Research Assitant in a project on “Citizenship Perceptions in Turkey” at the Istanbul Policy Center. She holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Bogazici University and a Master’s degree on Human Rights from University College London with a Jean Monnet scholarship, where she wrote a dissertation on the institutionalization of human rights in Turkey. During her academic studies, Bengi has also worked and volunteered for various think tanks in Turkey and in the UK. Her academic interests include Turkish and Middle Eastern politics, critical international relations theories, citizenship discourses and human rights, law and politics.

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Christina Ecker (GERMANY) Christina Ecker is currently working as a Research Assistant with Prof. Aurel Croissant at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Heidelberg and as an Editorial Assistant of the international peer-reviewed journal ‘Democratization’. She studied Political Science and Religious Science at the University of Heidelberg and Sciences Po Paris until 2012. In her Master’s thesis, she analyzed the causes of the Moroccan ruling monarchy’s persistence since independence. Christina’s theoretical and regional expertise lies in the fields of autocracy and democratization research with a regional focus on the Maghreb and especially Morocco.

Claudio Triani (ITALY) Claudio Triani is a recent graduate in Political Science at the University of Turin (Italy). His main interests are Local Development, Social Movements and Transformation Processes in Morocco. He has studied Anthropology at the University of Siena and at Abo Academy, Turku (Finland). In 2009/2010 he was enrolled in an itinerant Master’s degree in Trans-Mediterranean mediation organized by the University of Venice, the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University Moulay Ismail in Meknes. At the moment, Claudio is conducting field research in Khouribga (Morocco) about youth conditions and social change, financed by the University of Turin. He has interned with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), where he worked in a development project aiming to strengthen social care to minors in Khouribga. He has also did an internship with the Italian NGO CISV working on a project of local development in Benin.

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Fabian Stroetges (GERMANY) Fabian Stroetges is an MA International Studies Candidate at Durham University, England, where he is currently conducting research for his dissertation on the European Union’s democracy assistance to post-revolutionary Tunisia. His interests lie in questions of democratisation, international political economy and Middle East Politics. In 2012, Fabian graduated from the University of Aberdeen, where he read Economics and International Relations and wrote a dissertation on “The Politics of Measuring Democracy”. Before embarking on his degree, he served as “Zivildienstleistender” in an environmental protection project. He gained practical experience in journalism and German politics as the editor of an awarded school paper and interning at several media outlets in Berlin as well as an MP’s parliamentary office. Fabian is a commissioning editor at e-International Relations, an online portal for students of the subject. He is and has been a member of debating clubs, such as the Durham Union Society. He is also a bicycle enthusiast and enjoys hiking – particularly in the Scottish Highlands.

Hannah Bloch-Wehba (GERMANY) Hannah Bloch-Wehba is a graduate of NYU School of Law and the University of Texas at Austin. At NYU, she worked on a team researching executive-legislative relations with the Center for Constitutional Transitions. She was also a senior articles editor on the Journal of International Law and Politics. Previously, Hannah worked at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and at Baker Botts, LLP, an international law firm. Before attending law school, Hannah studied International Relations at Freie Universität Berlin and LudwigMaximilians Universität München as a DAAD fellow and worked at the global edition of Internationale Politik. She is a dual GermanAmerican citizen.

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Ilyass Bouzghaia (MOROCCO) Ilyass Bouzghaia is a Researcher at the “Studies and Research Center on Women's Issues in Islam” and a PhD candidate at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fes, Morocco. He graduated from the same university with an M.A. degree in English studies in 2011 and published his M.A thesis titled “The Feminist Movement and Social Change in Morocco: Trends and Impacts” (Lambert Academic Publishing) in 2012. He also holds an M.A. degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from the Faculty of Arts & Human Sciences, Fez Dhar Mehraz. Ilyass contributed to the 2009-2010 report on the religious situation in Morocco by the Moroccan Center for Studies and Contemporary Research. Besides, he teaches English at a language center in Rabat (CLC). He is also the head of the Media Committee of the Moroccan Association of Friends of English, has written several articles in English and Arabic and participated in many national and international conventions.

Isinsu Bulus (TURKEY) Upon completing her undergraduate degree in Politics from SOAS – University of London with a dissertation on ‘Turkey’s new Foreign Policy’, Isinsu Bulus interned at the Foreign Policy Programme of an Istanbul based think tank, the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). She then went on to work for the Office of Public Diplomacy at the Turkish Prime Ministry. Isinsu currently works for music festivals organized by the Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation (IKSV) as a freelance artist assistant. Her research interests include International Relations Theory, Identity Politics, Perception Studies and Politics of Everyday Life.

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Jérôme Drevon (FRANCE) Jerome Drevon is a Doctoral Candidate at Durham University in the United Kingdom where he specializes in the study of Islamist armed groups in the Middle East. His research interests lie in Security Studies and Social Movement Studies and he is currently focusing on the evolution of Islamist armed groups in ideologies and practices. His PhD is centred in particular on the evolution of two Egyptian militant groups, al-Jama'ah al-Islamiyah (Islamic Group) and Jama'ah/Tandhim al-Jihad (The Jihad Group/ Organization). He interviewed most of their leaders and senior members during his fieldwork in Egypt, as well as dozens of militants and sympathizers. Before joining the academia, Jerome has extensively travelled the region and lived in Egypt, Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Syria. Back then, he worked with several NGOs and research centres in Europe and in the Middle East.

Jihane Ben Yahia (TUNISIA) Jihane Ben Yahia is currently an intern in the Corruption and Economic Crime Branch of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (Vienna). She has a Bachelor in Law and a Master’s Degree in Public Law and Political Sciences from the Faculty of Juridical Sciences of Tunis. She obtained a second Master’s Degree in International Public Law with a specialization in International Administration from the Sorbonne School of Law (Paris). She is the co-founder of a Tunisian NGO, “Jeunes Indépendants Démocrates” which aims to promote democracy and to sensitize young people to public actions. She was the Project Coordinator of “Ikhtiar”, an on-line platform for the October 2011 elections in Tunisia. She attended the United Nations Models in Tunis and participated in many Court simulations in Paris. In the future, she wants to pursue a career in International Organizations.

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Mohamed Medhat Marzouk (EGYPT) Mohamed Medhat is a third year student of Electrical Engineering at Ain Shams University in Cairo. His strong interest in the fields of economy and political science and his wish to contribute to the political life and democratic transition in Egypt, led him to join the Muslim Brotherhood group during his studies and to participate in many demonstrations and raising awareness among students about the corruption of the Mubarak regime. During the Egyptian revolution he launched the "Student Revolution Union" to encourage more students to join to the protests. He subsequently left the Muslim Brotherhood group and joined Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh’s Presidential Campaign, where he became a member in the political office. After the presidential election, he joined Aboul Fotouh’s Misr Al-Qawia Party, where he is now a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Mohamed is also working part time as an International Affairs Committee Coordinator with the Egyptian Business Development Association and was selected for the CSSP Change Pioneer Program 2012 with his initiative “Waay”, which focuses on preparing youth political leaders.

Molka Abassi (TUNISIA) After obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree in Higher Commercial Studies and Management with honors from IHEC of Carthage in Tunisia, Molka was selected in June 2012 to be part of the NESA UGRAD Program that allowed her to complete a full academic year studying Economics at University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire, USA. Apart from her studies, Molka volunteered in numerous NGO’s, and has held many key positions. She has participated in AIESEC Carthage as President of an entrepreneurship project for two years, organizing conferences and workshops for students. She was Vice President of SIFE working on a social entrepreneurship project that helped improve the lives of 20 impoverished craftswomen in a small Tunisian village. She was also recently a winner of the “Youth Venture” funding awarded by ASHOKA for the idea of establishing a social incubator at her university, IHEC Carthage. She is also a member of the Global Shapers Tunis Hub, working on establishing concrete and innovative projects to help improve her country. As for the future, Molka is going to spend one academic year 2013/2014 studying for her Master’s degree in Development Economics at Sussex University, Brighton, UK.

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Montassir Sakhi (MOROCCO) Montassir Sakhi is a first year Research Master student at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris (General Sociology) and at University Paris 8 Vincennes Saint-Denis (Political Science). Having been actively involved in the foundation of the Moroccan February 20th Movement, he is focusing in his research on social movements in Morocco. As President of the Association Movement New Horizon (MNH), Member of the Youth of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) and Co-Founder of the Movement February 20, his goal is to combine activism and scientific comprehension in his research. Previously, Montassir has been working as a journalist for various Moroccan magazines and newspapers, such as “Liberation” and “Arrihane”. He holds a Bachlor of Information and Communication from University Vincennes-Saint-Denis in Paris and has studied at Mohammed V University Souissi and the Higher Institute of Information and Communication in Rabat.

Nahla El-Haddad (EGYPT) Nahla El-Haddad has been working as a Political Researcher at “House of Wisdom for Strategic Studies” in Cairo since May 2012. Prior, she was a coordinator and member of the Political Committee at Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul-Fotouh’s 2012 Presidential Campaign. In 2009, Nahla graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Strategic Management and Economics from the German University in Cairo. From 2009 till 2011, she moved to Syria, then Germany to receive her Master’s degree in “Economic Change in the Arab Region”, a joint study program between Philipps-Universität Marburg and the University of Damascus. Nahla is currently teaching online a number of Introductory Economics courses at Syasi Institute of Political Training. Nahla’s research interests are currently focused on the social and political transition processes in Egypt, civil-military relations in post-revolution Egypt, and the political economy of war in the Syrian revolution. Nahla’s social activities are currently directed towards offering humanitarian and economic aid to Syrian families inside Egypt and Syria. She participated in founding and launching “HAYAT Convoy I” last march, a humanitarian and public-figures convoy to the Syrian refugees and displaced families in Syria and Turkey.

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Omar Safi (TUNISIA/ITALY) Omar Safi is a first year MPhil/Ph.D candidate in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. He has been passionate about international politics, global security and strategic studies since secondary school and his academic career has served to nourish this passion further. Due to family business commitments he has lived for more than ten years in Arabic countries, such as Algeria and Tunisia. This allowed him to develop excellent language skills (French and Arabic) and to acquire a broad and deep understanding of the cultural panorama and dynamics that characterise North Africa and Middle East. His studies have focused mainly on the analysis of the international politics of the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions, in the fields of intelligence and security. His MA in Intelligence and International Security at King’s College London provided him with the substantive knowledge and analytical skills necessary to confront the complex challenges facing the security community. His MA dissertation was on the Tunisian Mukhabarat and its preponderant role in the domestic politics of Tunisia. This created the basis for his current Phd project.

Oumaima Ben Salem (TUNISIA) Oumaima Ben Salem holds a BA in English Language, Civilization, and Literature from the High Institute of Languages in Gabes, Tunisia. Currently she is pursuing a Master’s degree in English Cultural Studies at the Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines in Sousse. In 2012, she participated in a five-week Study of the United States Institute for Student Leaders program on Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Connecticut. During her studies, Oumaima initiated a not-for-profit organization to help unprivileged children to access education, in which she worked as an English teacher. As part of her social work, she has been a member in the “Association Tunisienne de la Securite Routiere”(2010-2012), organizing awareness campaigns about road security procedures and engaging in workshops with youth in which they try to demonstrate the importance of following secure procedures while driving. As part of her research on Islamist parties she got politically engaged in both Hizb alTahrir and the Socialist Party.

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Salma Bouchiba (MOROCCO) Salma Bouchiba has been working as a Credit Analyst for Société Générale in Casablanca since 2008. She holds h a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance from the Institut Supérieur de Commerce et d’Administration des Entreprises in Casablanca. Salma is a member of the Bureau ureau of CAPDEMA (Cap Democracy Morocco), a Moroccan association which advocates the establishment of democratic institutions and the respect of Human Rights. She participated in the organization of two summer schools; the first one was about "the government’s governme effective role in development" and the second one discussed different societal projects for Morocco. Salma is also a member of “ALWANE” coalition (Active Leaders for Women's Advancement in the Near East) which is a project powered by the American NGO Women Campaign International to promote Women’s Empowerment and Leadership. L

Sara Daamouch (MOROCCO) Sara Daamouch is a 4th year student at the Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion (National school for commerce and management) in Casablanca, studying Audit and Control Management. She is also an active member of Club Social ENCG, and also manager of the MediaUs club at her school. She is a Taekwondo coach, referee and active member of Es-Somoud Taekwondo Association. When it comes to international interactions, she is an AIESEC Member, which has given her the opportunity to run many projects and gain experiences as a project manager and team leader in many projects in Morocco and abroad. As she is really interested in politics, she is a member of the Justice and Development Party P (PJD). She is also a co-founder of FonounCom Club and volunteers with many projects of other entities such as Leo Club Rotaract in Morocco.

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Sarah Waimann (GERMANY/UK) Sarah Waimann started working for The Elders Foundation in London in January 2013, where her main focus has been on MENA projects including Egypt, Syria and Israel/Palestine.Prior Israel/Palestine. to this, she completed her MSc in Middle East Politics in 2012 at the School of Oriental and nd African Studies, University of London. Most of her courses there were focused on the recent transformations in the MENA region. Sarah studied Politics, International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Reading, UK, and Rutgers University, Univ USA. Her main areas of interest are Egypt, Israel/Palestine and Democracy and Islam. Previously she lived for a while in Cairo and Jerusalem where she gained work experience and worked on her language skills. Currently she is toying with the idea off going back to the region and working on her language skills. Her aim is to be able to speak Arabic and Hebrew fluently by the time she reaches her thirties.

Sarah Luisa Brand (GERMANY) Sarah Luisa Brand holds a special interest for the MENA region as well as for international law, transitional justice, and human rights. She recently did an internship in the Brussels office of Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik – the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, where she did research on transitional justice in Lebanon and Syria. Prior to that, she worked as an intern for various NGOs and did a one-year voluntary service in an anti-discrimination organization in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2012, she took part in a summer school on transitional justice and human rights in Tunisia and went to Morocco for a field trip. Sarah holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and International Organization from the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in the Netherlands. Her thesis dealt with enforced disappearances during the Lebanese civil war and the prospects for a transitional justice process in the country. In October 2013, Sarah will start her Master’s degree in International Human Rights Law and International Intern Humanitarian Law at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.

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Sherif El-Ashmawy (EGYPT) Sherif El-Ashmawy is an M.A. student in International Relations at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). In 2012, he earned his BSc in Political Science from Cairo University. His current research interests lie in the area of Foreign Policy in the Middle East and Gulf region. Specifically, he is interested in the Gulf monarchies’ influence across the Middle East amid current regional transformations. Sherif worked as an Intern at both the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Middle East program in Washington DC, and the Arab Forum for Alternatives in Cairo. After earning his M.A. (expected in 2014), he wants to pursue a career in the field of research and academia. Sherif was born in Tokyo, and grew up in Cairo, Kinshasa, Kampala and Maputo. Some of his other interests include equestrianism, volley-ball, travels, and coffee!

Souhire Medini (TUNISIA/FRANCE) Souhire Medini is a French & Tunisian post-graduate student in Politics. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Sciences Po Rennes and her Master’s degree in Mediterranean and Middle East Studies from Sciences Po Grenoble (France). After annual Arabic training courses in the Département d'Etude de l'Arabe Contemporain DEAC (Cairo), she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Arabic Language from the University of Rennes 2. She has been involved as an intern in several organizations, namely the French association ASMAE Soeur Emmanuelle, the NGO Karama for ending violence against women in the Arab world (Cairo), the Contemporary Maghreb Research Institute IRMC (Tunis) and the Foreign Policy Program at the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation TESEV (Istanbul). Her master’s thesis deals with Islamism in Tunisia and more particularly the 'nationstate concept' in the ideological construct of Ennahda. Her areas of interest include Islamist movements, women’s and children’S rights protection in the MENA region, Turkish foreign policy in the aftermath of the Arab spring and neo-orientalism.

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Tachfine Baida (MOROCCO) Tachfine Baïda was born in 1989 in Rabat, Morocco. He holds a B.A. in International Studies with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa and is now preparing an M.A. in International Studies and Diplomacy at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. He did part of his undergraduate studies at George Washington University in Washington D.C., United States, and part of his graduate program at the Sant’Anna School for Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy. Tachfine has also been involved in a number of associative and cultural initiatives, notably with the coordination of the HarvardCollege Students in Africa Initiative in 2011. In 2013, he published an anthology of student papers on Moroccan foreign policy. Tachfine is currently preparing a thesis on the politics of recognition of Imazighen (Berbers) in post-colonial Morocco. His academic interests include human rights, gender, and minorities in North Africa and the Middle East.

Zied Boussen (TUNISIA) Zied Boussen is currently doing an internship at Democracy Reporting International (DRI) in Tunis in which he is in charge of diverse tasks, such as reporting the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) sessions and releasing a series of reports on various topics (Transitional Justice, transitory and final provisions, Tunisian political context and Lustration law, etc.). His work is mainly based on research in comparative internal and international law as well as politics. After completing his undergraduate studies in Tunisia, with a Licence (Bachelor’s Degree) in Public Law from the Faculty of Juridical, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis (Carthage University) in 2011, he moved to Aix-En-Provence (France) to complete a Master’s Degree in International Law with a focus on Post-Conflict State Building and Transitional Justice. Beside his studies, he is also involved with a Tunisian youth NGO called Young Independent Democrats (JID), which aims at the promotion of Human Rights principles, citizenship basics and political awareness raising in Tunisia, after the 14th January 2011 Revolution.

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Library and Documentation Center (BiDok)-DGAP Opening Hours: https://dgap.org/en/library/start Library FAQ: https://dgap.org/en/library/faq WLAN is provided on DGAP’s entire ground floor WLAN network: event WLAN Password: dgap1955 Dress Code For the Summer School smart casual wear is sufficient. For the visit to the Federal Foreign Office we don’t have a formal dress code (suit) but you should wear something appropriate. Participation and Punctuality It is absolutely mandatory to be on time for every activity during the Summer School. You are required to be at DGAP at 9.15 am on every lecture day, except for the opening day and Wednesday, 21st, when you will be picked up in front of the hotel. Repeated failure to be punctual will result in exclusion from the program. Unexcused absence from any activity will have the same consequences (non-reimbursement of travel grants and exclusion from the Summer School). Laundry Facilities Keithstraße 39, about half-way between the Hotel and DGAP. Phone: 0049-30-262 33 11.

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Directions Golden Tulip Berlin - Hotel Hamburg The Golden Tulip Berlin - Hotel Hambur is located on Landgrafenstr.4, 10787 Berlin. (phone: +49(0)30 264770 - fax: (+49) 302629394 - Email: [email protected]). It is a ten minute walk to DGAP (see map).

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TRANSFER TO DGAP/ GOLDEN TULIP Hotel FROM AIRPORT BERLIN TEGEL (TXL) Take Bus X9, direction “Zoologischer Garten”, and get off at “Zoologischer Garten” which is the last stop (5 stops, approx. 20 minutes). To DGAP: Change to Bus 200, direction “Michelangelostraße”, and get off at “Corneliusbrücke” (3 stops, approx. 10 minutes), o Walk about 30 meters in the driving direction of the bus and turn left into “Rauchstraße”. The DGAP is the last building on the left. To GOLDEN TULIP Hotel: Change to Bus 100, direction “S+U Alexanderplatz”, and get off at “Schillerstraße” (3 stations). o The Golden Tulip Berlin – Hotel Hamburg is located on Landgrafenstr. 4. Walk back approx.. 100m in the direction where the bus came from and you will find the street. You will reach the hotel after approx. 100 meters. FROM AIRPORT BERLIN SCHÖNEFELD (SXF) Walk to the S-Bahn/train station and take S-Bahn “S 9”, direction “S+U Pankow”, and get off at “Ostkreuz” (9 stops, approx. 25 minutes). Change to S-Bahn “S 5”, direction “Spandau”, and get off at “S+U Zoologischer Garten” (10 stops, approx. 20 minutes). To DGAP: Take Bus 200, direction “Michelangelostraße”, and get off at “Corneliusbrücke” (3 stops, approx. 10 minutes), o Walk about 30 meters in the driving direction of the bus and turn left into “Rauchstraße”. The DGAP is the last building on the left. To GOLDEN TULIP Hotel: Change to Bus 100, direction “S+U Alexanderplatz”, and get off at “Schillerstraße” (3 stations). o The Golden Tulip Berlin – Hotel Hamburg is located on Landgrafenstr. 4. Walk back approx. 100m in the direction where the bus came from and you will find the street. You will reach the hotel after approx. 100 meters. OR Walk to the train station “S Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld Bhf” and take the train RE7, direction „S+U Zoologischer Garten” or RB14, direction “Nauen”. Get off at “Zoologischer Garten”. To DGAP: Take Bus 200, direction “Michelangelostraße”, get off at the third stop “Corneliusbrücke”, o Walk about 30 meters in the driving direction of the bus and turn left into “Rauchstraße”. The DGAP is the last building on the left. To GOLDEN TULIP Hotel: Change to Bus 100, direction “S+U Alexanderplatz”, and get off at “Schillerstraße” (3 stations). - 50 -

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The Golden Tulip Berlin – Hotel Hamburg is located on Landgrafenstr. 4. Walk back approx.. 100m in the direction where the bus came from om and you will find the street. You will reach the hotel after approx. 100 meters.

FROM BERLIN MAIN STATION („BERLIN HBF“) Take any S-Bahn leaving from track 16 (S5, S9, S75, all westbound), direction “Zoologischer Garten”, “Westkreuz”, “Spandau” (3 stops, approx. 5 minutes) and get off at “Zoologischer Garten”. To DGAP: take Bus 200,, direction “Michelangelostraße” and get off at “Corneliusbrücke” (3 stops, approx. 10 minutes), o Walk about 30 meters in the driving direction of the bus and turn left into “Rauchstraße”. The DGAP is the last building on the left. To GOLDEN TULIP Hotel: Change to Bus 100, 100 direction “S+U Alexanderplatz”, and get off at “Schillerstraße” (3 stations). o The Golden Tulip Berlin – Hotel Hamburg is located on Landgrafenstr. 4. Walk back approx.. 100m in the direction where the bus came from and you will find the street. You will reach the hotel after approx. 100 meters. TAXIS Taxis are available at the airport and main station. Please note that due d to regulations by its donors DGAP does not cover taxi costs! The estimated fares are as follows: Tegel Airport (TXL) to DGAP, Rauchstr. 17/18: approx. 15-20 20€ Schönefeld Airport (SXF) to DGAP, Rauchstr. 17/18: approx. 30-35€ 30 PUBLIC TRANSPORT/BUYING YOUR TICKET Public transport tickets are available from the yellow vending machines (which feature instructions in English) or from the ticket window at the entrance of stations. Tickets must be validated (see picture on the right) at the platform entrances to U-/S-Bahn stations prior to boarding the train, or aboard buses upon entering. A single ticket for the AB district is valid for 2 hours (€ 2,60). If you are traveling from Schönefeld-Airport you will have to buy an ABC ticket (€ 3,10). - 51 -

Berlin City Guide

Places to see and visit during the day Within a short walking distance from your hotel you can find the Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery). The building was designed by the famous architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Potsdamer Str. 50; Tue, Wed & Fri 10-18, Thu 10-22, Sat. & Sun. 11-18). Potsdamer Platz lies northeast of the Neue Nationalgalerie along Leipziger Straße. Rebuilt after the fall of the wall in 1989, this area has become quite popular for its shops, restaurants, and cafés, and of course for the Sony Centre. The Sony Centre is considered one of the finest pieces of modern architecture in Berlin and houses over 40 theaters in its Cinema complex, as well as a film museum. Between Potsdamer Platz and Anhalter Bahnhof you will find the permanent open air exhibition “Topography of Terror” (Niederkirchnerstrasse 8), which covers the history of the National-Socialist era. You will also find parts of the Berlin Wall (approx. 200m) on the north side of the exhibition area. North of Potsdamer Platz on Ebertstraße you will find the Brandenburg Gate. It was first constructed in 1791 and is, as a symbol of German reunification, probably the best known landmark in Berlin. On the west side of the Gate is the Tiergarten, a big park in the center of Berlin and a wonderful location to relax. Located extremely close to the DGAP and a nearby lake, the “Café am Neuen See” is one of Berlin’s nicest beer gardens. The Tiergarten is also home to the Siegessäule, a 62 meter high victory column at the roundabout called “Großer Stern”, which was erected in 1873 to commemorate Prussia’s defeat of Denmark, Austria, and France. It was originally built in front of the Reichstag but was moved to the park in 1939. Nice view from the top. In walking distance from the DGAP you will find the famous Kurfürstendamm (better known in Berlin as “Ku’damm”) and the Tauentzienstraße. It is mainly a shopping district. Another symbol of Berlin located in this area is the KaiserWilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church). The church - 52 -

consists of a bombed out steeple from the Second World War with a modern version of the church erected next to it. This area attracts a number of street performers and souvenir vendors. On the Tauentzienstraße near the Wittenbergplatz you’ll also find the KaDeWe, the largest department store in continental Europe. Built in 1906 and nearly completely destroyed during the Second World War, its 6 floors are definitely worth a look. The food court on the 6th floor is especially impressive—though quite expensive! East of the Brandenburg Gate is Unter den Linden, a wide boulevard with a number of cafés, restaurants, and shops. It stretches almost till Alexanderplatz. If you follow this alley from the Brandenburg Gate and pass the Pariser Platz, it will take you past the German Guggenheim of Berlin, the German Historical Museum, the Berlin Cathedral, as well as the former site of the Palace of the Republic, which has recently been demolished. A bit further down the road, where Unter den Linden crosses Spandauer Straße, you will see the famous Rotes Rathaus, Berlin’s town-hall (named for its red bricks), where the current mayor Klaus Wowereit presides. Next to it you find the Nikolaiviertel, where you can get an impression of 13th century Berlin. It is now wellknown for its pubs, wine taverns, and little shops. From the same square you will see the Fernsehturm. It is Berlin’s most famous tower and dwarfs the city landscape, rising 368 meters above the ground. Open 09:00 a.m.-until midnight, you can take the elevator up to the observation deck (203m). The admission fee is € 12,00. There is also a café at the top, which does not only offer food and drinks but also an impressive view over Berlin (it might be smart to make a reservation). Where Spandauer Straße turns into Rosenthalerstraße, you find the Hackescher Markt along with the Hackesche Höfe. The Höfe are artistic courtyards complete with outdoor cafés and a theatre (the Chamäleon). There is also a beach bar (“Strandbar Mitte”), located between Hackescher Markt and the new Bodemuseum on the Museumsinsel, a peninsula on the Spree river home to Berlin’s most important museum complex. There are many more sights in Berlin that are definitely worth seeing, although they are further away from the city’s centre. One of them is Schloss Charlottenburg, a palace located in the Western part of Berlin. It is the largest house of the Hohenzollern family (Tue-Sun 10-18; 12€; Bus 145 to Schloss Charlottenburg). In the former western part of the city you will also find the Alliierten Museum (Allied museum) on Clayallee 135. The museum documents the presence of American, British and French troops in Berlin from 1945 to 1994 and includes larger objects such as former aircrafts and the original Checkpoint Charlie building at Friedrichstraße (Thu-Tue 10-18, closed on Wed; S 1 to “Zehlendorf”, then Bus 115; or U3 to “Oskar Helene Heim”, then Bus 115 or 183 to “Alliiertenmuseum”). A sight not to miss in the East of Berlin is the East Side Gallery. The “gallery” is the largest remaining piece of the Berlin Wall designed by more than 100 artists after the - 53 -

fall of the Berlin Wall (U1, U15 to Warschauerstraße or S3, S5, S7, S9 to Ostbahnhof or Warschauerstraße; the actual wall is located on Mühlenstraße, between the two stations Warschauer Str. and Schlesisches Tor). Other places to visit in Kreuzberg include the Mauermuseum (The Wall Museum; U6 or Bus M29 to Kochstraße, Museum Hours: daily 09:00-22:00) and Checkpoint Charlie, a reconstruction of the former crossing station between the old East and West Berlin. A few blocks southeast of Checkpoint Charlie you can find the Jewish Museum (Lindenstraße 9-14; Mon. 10:00-22:00, Tues.-Sun. 10:00-20:00).

Places to go to at night (by district) KREUZBERG Crowd: „Mediterranean Flair“ with a (strong) touch of Punk Rock, students, artists and hipsters Prices: Beer € 3,00, Longdrinks € 5, Cocktails € 7 Stations: U Kottbusser Tor U Görlitzer Bahnhof U Schlesisches Tor U Mehringdamm Places to see: Oranienstraße, Wienerstraße, Paul-Linke-Ufer, Bergmannstraße, Viktoriapark, Gräfestraße, Maybachufer Tips: Ankerklause, cosy dive, nice people, cheap drinks and good food, hook-up atmosphere (Kottbusser Damm 104/Maybachufer) Würgeengel, one of the nicest bars in town. Named after a Buñuel movie—perfect place for a date (Dresdenerstraße 122) Orient Lounge, located in the heart of Kreuzberg; unique place where orient meets occident (Heinrichplatz, 1st floor inside the „Rote Harfe“) Watergate, great club right by the river with huge glass windows, outdoor area and a great view of the canal. Sometimes tough door policy. Music: Electro (Falckensteinstr. 49, U Schlesisches Tor) Freischwimmer and Club der Visionäre, very popular open-air bars and clubs which face each other across the canal, perfect for summer months (you can find both of them within a short walking distance of the U Schlesisches Tor, after you pass the gas station ARAL, you will find Freischwimmer on the left side, and Club der Visionäre across the bridge, Vor dem Schlesischen Tor 2a/ Am Flutgraben, 12435 Berlin)

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Lido, located in the heart of Berlin-Kreuzberg, former cinema charms bands and visitors at the same time, grand outdoor area to chill aside the big party. One of Berlin’s most popular party and concert venues, Indie-Rock-Pop-Electronic (Cuvrystraße 7) Sage Club, former illegal cult club, hosting some of the most memorable parties. Thursdays Hard’n’Heavy, weekends House, Pop, HipHop (U Heinrichstrasse, Brückenstr. 1) Monarch, bar/club right at Kottbusser Tor (Skalitzer Str. 134) Luzia, good bar right on Oranienstraße (Nr. 34); it does not say the name on the outside Hotel Bar, popular small bar/club (Mariannenstr. 26), many ERASMUS students Ritter Butzke, good (Electro-)club in a good location (Ritterstr. 24) KaterHolzig, located right by the river and one of Berlin’s most vibrant Electro clubs (Michaelkirchstr. 23). Especially during summer the best place to enjoy good music, dance from Friday to Sunday and chill in the awesome outdoor area with view of the river.

NEUKÖLLN Crowd: mainly Arabic and Turkish neighborhood, but more and more students and artists are moving there > highly interesting mixture: Orient meets hipsters Prices: Beer 2,50€; Longdrinks 4€, Cocktails are hard to find… Stations: U Hermannplatz U Rathaus Neukölln U Schönleinstraße Places to see: Weserstraße, Hobrechtstraße, Weichselstraße, Richardplatz Tips: Ä, popular bar right on the corner Weserstraße/Fuldastraße (Weserstraße 40); good live concerts for free every Tuesday Tier, great bar located just across the street from Ä (Weserstraße 42) Tristeza, very leftie bar on Pannierstraße (Nr. 5), cheap beer (0,5l for 1,50€), good place for playing table football, PunkRock Kuschlowski, very creative bar on Weserstraße (Nr. 202), small and cosy B-Lage, bar on Mareschstraße (Nr. 1), perfect for watching the “Tatort” on Sunday Fuchs & Elster (Weserstraße 207), one of the first dancing places in Neukölln Nathanja & Heinrich (Weichselstraße 44), relaxed Bar with classical Berlin style Loftus Hall (Maybachufer 48), one of the few clubs in Berlin, based in an old club house of a football club, music: Electro

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FRIEDRICHSHAIN Crowd: Tourists, students and young families Prices: Beer € 3,50, Longdrinks € 5,50, Cocktails € 6 Stations: U Warschauerstraße S Ostkreuz Places to see: Simon-Dach-Straße, Boxhagener Platz and surroundings Tips: Lovelite, located in a former garage. Apart from parties and concerts Lovelite is also a forum for various art and culture projects. Nice place; it doesn’t get crowded before 2 am though, HipHop, Funk, Electro (Simplonstr. 38-40) Cassiopeia, former ruinous factory halls of an old train reparation plant, a party and concert location inside and outdoors, hosting local musicians and international topacts (Revaler Str. 99), good HipHop parties Habermeyer, great lounge/bar, cool design, low prices, good DJs (Gärtnerstr. 6) Panorama Bar/Berghain: recently been nominated the best club in the world. Located in an old electricity plant. Berghain (Saturdays) with largely gay crowd, Panorama Bar (Fridays and Saturdays) with mixed crowd. Sometimes long waiting times to get in (especially between 1 and 3 am). Don’t get scared by the notorious bouncer, pretty tough door policy (Am Wriezener Bahnhof). Pavillon am Volkspark Friedrichshain: 150-person dance floor, beer garden, lounge, terrace, café by day and club by night – perfect for summer months! (Friedenstr. 101) Yaam, the number one Reggae-club in Berlin with a nice beach bar at the Spree (Stralauer Platz 35, near Ostbahnhof) Salon zur Wilden Renate (Alt Stralau 70), great club in an old apartment building, mainly Electro, sometimes good concerts SCHÖNEBERG Crowd: Academics and business people in their mid-30s, gays, lesbians (especially around Nollendorfplatz) Prices: Beer € 3,50, Longdrinks € 5, Cocktails € 7 Stations: U Kleistpark S Julius-Leber Brücke U Eisenacher Str. U Nollendorfplatz Places to see: Belziger Straße/Akazienstraße, Winterfeldtplatz, Crellestraße Tips: - 56 -

Platzhirsch: A beer garden serving traditional German food – mostly Bavarian – next to the Rathaus Schöneberg (Freiherr-vom-Stein-Straße 20, U4: Rathaus Schöneberg) Zulu Bar: This cosy bar is open till 5a.m. (Kleistpark, Hauptstraße 4) Romantica Bar Central: Nice restaurant with relaxed atmosphere (Akazienstraße 8) Kumpelnest 3000: a place where you will probably find the most diverse crowd of people and one of the weirdest interior (Lützowstraße 23)

PRENZLAUER BERG Crowd: Academics, young families, young professionals, media people, artists, new bohemians, Swabians, LOHAS Prices: Beer € 3, Longdrinks € 5, Cocktails € 8 Stations: U+S Eberswalder Straße U+S Schönhauser Allee Places to see: Kastanienallee, Pappelallee, Kollwitzplatz, Helmholtzplatz, Mauerpark Tips: Prater, the oldest beer garden in the city, reopened in 1996, great place for summer nights (Kastanienallee 7-9) Fluido, very nice and cosy cocktail bar with leather sofas, and great drinks. Ring the bell if the door isn’t open (Christburger Str. 6) Saphire Bar, elegant cocktail bar with an exceptionally sophisticated drink menu (Sredzkistr. 62) SchwarzSauer, open 24 hours, great for the last beer of the night as well as for a cheap breakfast the next day (Kastanienallee 13) June, great cocktail bar which serves the best Moscow Mule in town (Sredzkistr. 65).

MITTE Crowd: Tourists, young urban professionals, media & soap crowd, trend-setters, artists Prices: Beer € 4,00, Longdrinks € 7, Cocktails € 10 Stations: S Hackescher Markt U Oranienburgerstraße U Rosenthalerplatz Places to see: Oranienburger Straße, Hackescher Markt, Rosenthaler Straße, Torstraße, Zionskirchplatz, Friedrichstraße Tips: Bar 103, stylish people, great red wine, nice dishes and lots of interesting things to do—and people to observe! (Kastanienallee 49) - 57 -

Weekend, open from Thursday-Saturday, famous electronic music club in the 12th and 15th floor of the Sharp tower on Alexanderplatz, with newly opened roof terrace (open Tuesday-Sunday from 7 pm) on the 17th floor! One of the best places to have a drink while watching the sunset! Breathtaking views. Sometimes difficult to get in. Take the elevator (Alexanderplatz 5) Cookies, open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, formerly illegal and extremely popular club with many varying locations, very tough door policy (Friedrichstr. 158, corner Friedrichstr./Unter den Linden, in the building of the Best Western Hotel) Eschloraque Rümpschrümp, extremely creative bar, hidden though. It is a part of “Haus Schwarzenberg Complex” (turn right at Hackescher Markt, walk in the backyard of Cinema Central, follow the blue string of lights, ring the bell at the door! Rosenthaler Straße 39) Delicious Doughnuts, bar/club, Britpop and electro music (Rosenthaler Straße 9) Kalkscheune, huge disco with more or less mature crowd, great for dancing (Ziegelstr.) Kaffee Burger, very popular cult bar with long-standing traditions and vodka rituals! Famous “Russendisko” once a week (Torstraße 60) Hafenbar, every Friday German "Schlager" party, always crowded (Chausseestr. 20) Tresor, one of the world's most famous techno clubs, recently reopened in a gigantic former heat and power plant, worth visiting even if you don't like the music (Köpenicker Str. 70) 40Seconds and Solar, dining in penthouse clubs with fantastic views over the city (40Seconds, Potsdamer Straße 58, 8th floor; Solar, Stresemannstraße 76, 17th floor )

CHARLOTTENBURG Crowd: Business-people, old West Berlin bourgeoisie and young posh ‘natives’ (born in Berlin) Prices: Beer € 3,50, Longdrinks € 6, Cocktails € 7 Stations: S Savignyplatz S Charlottenburg Places to see: Savignyplatz, Stuttgarter Platz, Leonhardtstraße, Rönnestraße, Olivaer Platz Tips: Schwarzes Café: Located on Kantstraße (Nr. 148) next to the S-Bahnhof Savignyplatz, this bar is open 24 hours a day. Café Hardenberg: A café next to the Technical University of Berlin (Marchstr. 10). Reasonable prices and mostly frequented by students (large beer: 2,60€, breakfast 3€) - 58 -

Zwölf Apostel: One of the best pizzas in town (though rather pricy) and always crowded (S Savignyplatz; Bleibtreustr. 49). Movies in English are widely screened in Berlin, just make sure to look for the right code: OV (original version), OmU (original version with German subtitles) and OmE/OmenglU (original version with English subtitles). Movie theatre close to the hotel: Cinestar Im Sony Center Potsdamer Platz 4 Berlin-Tiergarten Telefon 018 05/24 63 62 99 S-Bahn: Potsdamer Platz; U-Bahn: Potsdamer Platz Bus: 148, 200, 248, 348, N5, N52, TXL City Magazines: Exberliner () Zitty () Tip () 030 (for free in almost every Bar/Café/Club) ()

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