The Arab Spring which started in Tunisia in December 2010 received a world-wide attention as a democratization wave led by citizens in the Middle East. In January 2011, the Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, was full of citizens protesting against the government and President Mubarak stepped down the following month. However, the democratization has not been an easy path. Upon visit of five Election Commission members of Egypt to Hiroshima as a part of training organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, we are going to have an opportunity to reflect on peace, democratization and the role elections play in Egypt, together with our guests.

Co-organizers: JICA, IDEC and Hiroshima Division, Japan Society for International Development

【Title】 4 years since the Arab Spring Reflections on Elections, Democratization and Peace in Egypt

【Date & Time】10:00-12:00 Febraury 17, 2015

【Venue】 Large Conference Room, IDEC 1^st floor

【Lecturer】Mari Katayanagi, Associate Professor, IDEC

【Guests】　Members, Election Commission of Egypt

　　　　　　　　　Mr. Elsayed Elhosafi

　　　　　　　　　Mr. Abdelnasser Khattab

　　　　　　　　　Mr. Nady Youssef

　　　　　　　　　Mr. Yasser Elmabdy

　　　　　　　　　Ms. Zaki Barakat

　　　　　　　　Mr. Kazuyoshi Kuroda Election Expert, JICA Egypt

【Languages】Japanese & Arabic

【For further information, contact】Mari Katayanagi, Associate Professor, IDEC　tel. 082-424-6953

marikat{at}hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace {at} with @)