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Description:In January 25th, 2011, the Egyptian youth, who forms the majority of the Egyptianpopulation, launched a revolution that ended Mubarak’s autocracy in eighteen days. Theprotests that packed streets and major squares all over Egypt were motivated by the dreamof democratic transformation that would consequently lead to better socio-economicdevelopment and open space for more rights and freedoms. As soon as they were done withbringing down the dictators, Egyptians found themselves faced with the tough question ofwhat it takes to build up democracy.As a reputable think tank with long history of studying democratization in Egypt andthe Arab world, the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies (IKC) launched a researchproject to help the Egyptian people understand the essence of democratization. With thegenerous funding from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) we started a numberof roundtable discussions, public opinion polls, and academic research to promote publicdebate on sensitive issues related to the subject of democratic transformation in Egypt. Thefruit of this important work, starting October 2011 and ending September 2012, is publishedin this book.The book is composed of four chapters. Each chapter is covering a crucial point thatis required to ensure a smooth process of democratization that matches the specialcharacteristics of the Egyptian society.The first chapter looks for the preferred political governance model for Egypt. Itquestions whether the Egyptian social and political needs would be properly met through apresidential or a parliamentary system. The research includes an analysis of the politicaldevelopment in Egypt and comparative studies of multiple experiences in democratizationas well as an analysis of public opinion data. While writing this chapter, we consultedmembers of the Constituent Assembly which was formed by the dissolved parliament inearly 2012.The second chapter compares between the several electoral systems that takesplace in different countries all over the world, in order to choose the most appropriatesystem for political development in Egypt. We wanted to help decision-makers then tochoose the best electoral system that would fit the nature and demographic distribution ofthe Egyptian population. We have invested our long experience monitoring Egyptianelections since 1995 to suggest the best system to avoid rigging and encourage more citizeninvolvement.The third chapter focused on the role of civil society in the post-revolution Egypt. Westudied how the civil society played a crucial role in paving the way for bringing downMubarak, through educating people about their human rights and encouraging youth topractice their right to free expression either through traditional or new media channels.Then, we discussed how the role of the civil society should be re-defined to fit the new eraand help Egypt succeed in the tough mission of becoming a liberal democratic state thatrelies on institutionalism and constitutionalism and values individual rights and civilfreedoms.The fourth chapter tries to answer the most complicated question of how theeconomic profile of Egypt after the revolution would enhance or hinder the socio-politicaldemocratic transformation. Although the revolution was not primarily launched out ofeconomic depression, one of the prominent slogans of the revolution called for “bread,freedom, and social justice.” The high aspirations of the Egyptian people for economicimprovements were destroyed on the hard rock of reality only few months after therevolution. Therefore, we investigated to what extent policy-makers who were leading thecountry through this difficult transition understood the need for economic development asan integral part of political liberalization. Then, we suggested a number of actions thatshould be taken to save Egypt from economic failure through balanced liberalization.Egypt is a very important player in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Helpingthe country with such a long history and large size of population to apply democraticpractices, would definitely change the whole region to the better and increases the level ofpeace and stability all over the globe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Prescriptions for Egypt's Smooth Democratic Transformation. To get started finding Prescriptions for Egypt's Smooth Democratic Transformation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In January 25th, 2011, the Egyptian youth, who forms the majority of the Egyptianpopulation, launched a revolution that ended Mubarak’s autocracy in eighteen days. Theprotests that packed streets and major squares all over Egypt were motivated by the dreamof democratic transformation that would consequently lead to better socio-economicdevelopment and open space for more rights and freedoms. As soon as they were done withbringing down the dictators, Egyptians found themselves faced with the tough question ofwhat it takes to build up democracy.As a reputable think tank with long history of studying democratization in Egypt andthe Arab world, the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies (IKC) launched a researchproject to help the Egyptian people understand the essence of democratization. With thegenerous funding from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) we started a numberof roundtable discussions, public opinion polls, and academic research to promote publicdebate on sensitive issues related to the subject of democratic transformation in Egypt. Thefruit of this important work, starting October 2011 and ending September 2012, is publishedin this book.The book is composed of four chapters. Each chapter is covering a crucial point thatis required to ensure a smooth process of democratization that matches the specialcharacteristics of the Egyptian society.The first chapter looks for the preferred political governance model for Egypt. Itquestions whether the Egyptian social and political needs would be properly met through apresidential or a parliamentary system. The research includes an analysis of the politicaldevelopment in Egypt and comparative studies of multiple experiences in democratizationas well as an analysis of public opinion data. While writing this chapter, we consultedmembers of the Constituent Assembly which was formed by the dissolved parliament inearly 2012.The second chapter compares between the several electoral systems that takesplace in different countries all over the world, in order to choose the most appropriatesystem for political development in Egypt. We wanted to help decision-makers then tochoose the best electoral system that would fit the nature and demographic distribution ofthe Egyptian population. We have invested our long experience monitoring Egyptianelections since 1995 to suggest the best system to avoid rigging and encourage more citizeninvolvement.The third chapter focused on the role of civil society in the post-revolution Egypt. Westudied how the civil society played a crucial role in paving the way for bringing downMubarak, through educating people about their human rights and encouraging youth topractice their right to free expression either through traditional or new media channels.Then, we discussed how the role of the civil society should be re-defined to fit the new eraand help Egypt succeed in the tough mission of becoming a liberal democratic state thatrelies on institutionalism and constitutionalism and values individual rights and civilfreedoms.The fourth chapter tries to answer the most complicated question of how theeconomic profile of Egypt after the revolution would enhance or hinder the socio-politicaldemocratic transformation. Although the revolution was not primarily launched out ofeconomic depression, one of the prominent slogans of the revolution called for “bread,freedom, and social justice.” The high aspirations of the Egyptian people for economicimprovements were destroyed on the hard rock of reality only few months after therevolution. Therefore, we investigated to what extent policy-makers who were leading thecountry through this difficult transition understood the need for economic development asan integral part of political liberalization. Then, we suggested a number of actions thatshould be taken to save Egypt from economic failure through balanced liberalization.Egypt is a very important player in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Helpingthe country with such a long history and large size of population to apply democraticpractices, would definitely change the whole region to the better and increases the level ofpeace and stability all over the globe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Prescriptions for Egypt's Smooth Democratic Transformation. To get started finding Prescriptions for Egypt's Smooth Democratic Transformation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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