The Political Economy of Transformation in the Arab World

ERF launched this  research theme in response to the recent events in the Middle East, under the leadership of Ishac Diwan. To kick off the process, ERF held a workshop on July 16, 2011, in Cairo, to discuss the building blocs of  research in this area. The consensus was on the following three axes: The fall of the autocratic bargain and the   evolving political  settlements, transitional challenges and dilemmas and the political economy of reform.