EUI, April 26, 2017 Cappella, Villa Schifanoia In December 2016, Cambridge University Press published a new book on “Democratic Transitions in the Arab World”, edited by Ibrahim Elbadawi and Samir Makdisi with contributions by several scholars residing in and outside the region. On the occasion of Read More …
A discussion with Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir organised in the framework of the The Middle East Directions Programme Moderated by Georges Fahmi (MEDirections Research Fellow) Thursday 6 April 14.00-15.30 Sala Triaria, Villa Schifanoia MEDirections is pleased Read More …
Wed 29 Mar 2017, 16.00 – 18.00 Sala Trivia, Villa Schifanoia A seminar organised by the Migration Working Group, Global Governance Programme, MEDirections Programme and the Muslim World Working Group. In power for almost 15 years – first as Prime Read More …
The great Ney player Aziz Şenol Filiz will perform at the Capella, Villa Schifanoia at 6 p.m on March, 29, 2017. A great opportunity to discover Turkish classical music. Aziz Şenol Filiz took his first Ney lessons from Sencer Derya in Read More …
A seminar organised in the framework of the The Middle East Directions Programme With Dr. Agnès Favier (RSCAS Visiting Fellow) Wednesday 22 March 16.00-18.00 Sala Belvedere, Villa Schifanoia Local truces, promoted by several diplomatic actors and analysts in 2014 while Read More …
Over the past couple of years, the movements affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood have been witnessing a deep debate over both their structure and vision. In Tunisia, Ennahda took a post-Islamist turn following the separation of its political and religious Read More …
Like the mythological Hydra, multilateral coalitions have many heads and the potential to be extremely effective. Unlike the Hydra, however, the coalition’s heads often go their own way, following their own strategy even when it is at odds with the Read More …
Migration challenges: What can Libyaʼs local communities do? Speaker: Musab El Gaed (MEDirections Associate, Libya) Tuesday 28 February 2017 11 a.m – 1 p.m Capella, Villa Schifanoia Organised in the framework of the The Middle East Directions Programme At their Read More …
In collaboration with the Middle East Studies Center at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy of the American University in Cairo, the Middle East Directions Programme at the Robert Schuman Centre is organising a roundtable on ‘Order and Read More …
While the Arab spring offered an opportunity for religious and ethnic minorities to obtain their full rights in new democratic political regimes, the violent turn of events in many Arab countries has put religious and ethnic minorities under unprecedented threats. Read More …
