Arabtarns Political and Social Transformations in the Arab World Open Conference & Plenary

ARABTARNS “POLITICAL AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE ARAB WORLD” OPEN CONFERENCE & PLENARY MEETING

ACCOMMODATION & VENUE DATE & TIMING Salon Vert February, 2, 2015 Omar Khayyam Marriott Hotel 08 30 – 18 30 Cairo, Egypt CONFERENCE ORGANIZER CONFERENCE HOST

European Centre for Survey Research BASEERA - The Egyptian Centre University of Aberdeen for Public Opinion Research United Kingdom www.baseera.com.eg www.abdn.ac.uk/ecsr CONFERENCE FRAMEWORK FINANCIAL SUPPORT Conference organized with International research project ArabTrans the financial support of “Political and social transformations in 7th Framework Program of the the Arab World” European Commission www.arabtrans.eu www.ec.europa.eu

For questions and details, please, contact ArabTrans Secretary General Ms Kseniya Kizilova: [email protected] CONFERENCE PROGRAM

08:30-09:30 Participants arrival & registration WELCOMING SPEECHES & CONFERENCE OPENING 09:30-10:15 Project Director: Professor Christian Haerpfer, Aberdeen University, UK Project Officer: Dr. Sylvie Rohanova, Research Programme Officer, European Commission, Belgium Conference Host: Prof. Magued Osman, BASEERA, Egypt Project Vice-Director: Professor Juan Diez-Nicolas, ASEP, Spain SESSION 1. ARABTRANS PROJECT INTRODUCTION General Project Idea & Goals. Introduction of Project Partners and International Boards’ Members. Professor Christian Haerpfer, Aberdeen University, UK Project Structure and Tasks 10:15-11:00 Dr.Katie Vincent, Aberdeen University, UK Project Dissemination Tools and Materials Mr Jakub Smigielski, Aberdeen University, UK Project Research Methodology and Survey Tools Ms Kseniya Kizilova, Aberdeen University, UK 11:00-11:30 Coffee-break SESSION 2. MAIN PROJECT FINDINGS IN EGYPT, LIBYA & TUNISIA 11:30-13:45 Comparative Overview of ArabTrans Survey Results in 7 Countries. Professor Christian Haerpfer, Aberdeen University, UK ArabTrans Survey Results in Egypt Prof. Magued Osman, BASEERA, Egypt ArabTrans Survey Results in Libya Dr.Munqith Dagher, IIACSS, Iraq ArabTrans Survey Results in Tunisia Mrs Aida Saidani, ASSF, Tunisia Feedback, Propositions & Suggestions Mr. Andreu Claret, Member of International Policy Advisory Board Feedback, Propositions & Suggestions Prof. Ishac Diwan, Member of International Scientific Advisory Board Questions and Answers 13:45-15:00 Lunch Break SESSION 3. MAIN PROJECT FINDINGS IN IRAQ, ALGERIA, JORDAN & MOROCCO ArabTrans Survey Results in Iraq Dr.Munqith Dagher, IIACSS, Iraq ArabTrans Survey Results in Algeria Professor Abdel Nasser Djabi, CREAD, Algeria ArabTrans Survey Results in Jordan Dr.Musa Shteivi, CSS, Jordan University, Jordan 15:00-17:00 ArabTrans Survey Results in Morocco Professor Mhammed Abderebbi, MEDA Solutions, Morocco Feedback, Propositions & Suggestions Dr. Darwish Al-Emadi, Member of Scientific Advisory Board Feedback, Propositions & Suggestions Prof. Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Latif, Member of Policy Advisory Board Questions and Answers 17:00-17:30 Coffee-break CONFERENCE CLOSING 17:30-18:30 Project Director: Professor Christian Haerpfer, Aberdeen University, UK Feedback, Propositions & Suggestions Prof. Fares Braizat, Member of International Policy Advisory Board Feedback, Propositions & Suggestions Prof. Assia Alaui Bensalah, Member of International Policy Advisory Board Feedback, Propositions & Suggestions Member of Scientific Advisory Board Feedback, Propositions & Suggestions Member of Scientific Advisory Board 19:00-21:00 Conference Dinner