Democracy and Governance Studies
Welcome to the Democracy and Governance Studies program at Georgetown University, housing the Master of Arts in Democracy and Governance and the Center for Democracy and Civil Society (CDACS).
May 27-9: Conference on Arab Political Opposition, Egypt
This May, the United States Institute of Peace; Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies and the Center for Democracy and Civil Society at Georgetown University host the Wasat Generation Dialogue on Arab Political Oppositions from May 27-29 in Cairo, Egypt.
This year the Dialogue will bring together a select group of Egyptian political leaders, American academics and US democracy promoters to discuss the on-going challenges of political change and democratization in Egypt and the rest of the Arab World. This meeting is an outgrowth of the USIP’s Arab Political Oppositions Project (APOP), which seeks to promote serious and open discussion about political reform in the Arab world.
Prof. Brumberg authors Washington Post blog: Islam and the West
"Recently I agreed to become a regular contributor to washingtonpost.com's provocative blog on religion and politics: 'On Faith.' My mission: to elucidate the intricate mysteries of Islamist politics. Something about my reputation for scholarly honesty and objectivity-- I was told--bolstered by my work with Arab democratic activists, suggested that I could make a compelling addition to the On Faith team! Who was I to argue?
And so like the ponderous academic that I am, I pondered the subjects worth tackling, such as: 'Shariah (Islamic law) in Theory and Practice,' 'What Makes Iran's Ahmadinejad Tick?' (excuse the expression!), 'The Ins and Outs of Islamist and Secular Parties in Pakistan.' What an opportunity! But then I thought: 'Wait a minute! Won't Post readers wonder who is this guy, and why should we care what he has to say?' Even worse, they might ask: 'Why should we trust Dan Brumberg?' Keep reading...
Nov. 26: International Conference on Social Development, Nepal
The Department of Social Work at Kadambari Memorial College of Science and Management will hold an International Conference on Social Development and Transition this November in Dhulikhel, Nepal. Organizers also have put out a call for papers.
Co-sponsors include the British Department for International Development, Charles Stuart University (Australia), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the University of Hawaii, the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University, Thammasat University and the NGO Federation of Nepal.