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Jillian Schwedler from the University of Massachusetts spoke in the second plenary session at the 2013 ERF Annual Conference. After the session, we caught up with her and recorded this short video, to capture the key points of her presentation. Schwedler focuses on... Read More

Two years after what has become known as the Arab Spring, increasingly, there is a need for a structural framework to attempt to make sense of regional developments. There are still unanswered questions, inconclusive interpretations and a tentative grasp of... Read More

During the first plenary session at the 2013 ERF Annual Conference, Jean-Philippe Platteau, (University of Namur and University of Oxford), addressed the origins and roles of Islamist movements. According to him, a glimpse into the historical perspective is essential in order... Read More

In his presentation during the first session of  the 2013 ERF Annual Conference, Samer Shehata (Georgetown University)  focused on two main elements: the causes of the Arab uprising and the rise of Islamist parties. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG5RYk0DJPU] According to Shehata, there are multiple and... Read More

Ishac Diwan (Harvard University) spoke in the first session at the 2013 ERF Annual Conference taking place in Kuwait City from 3 to 5 March 2013. After the session we recorded this short interview with Mr. Diwan. According to Mr.... Read More

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Panel Plenary session 1[/caption] Economic development and the rise of islamist parties is the focus of this year’s ERF Annual Conference, which kicked off with its first plenary session this morning. The session was dedicated to address... Read More

The political upheavals, which swept the Arab World in early 2011 ushered in Islamist political parties in Egypt, Tunisia, and potentially elsewhere in the region. The rise of political Islam in the Middle East is contended by some to be... Read More

In light of the region's economic and political challenges, ERF invited Harvard professor and ERF senior associate James Robinson to present his book Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty. Written with Daron Acemoglu, an economics professor... Read More

In light of Egypt’s current pressing economic challenges, ERF hosted this seminar to help air some of those challenges and possible solutions. The seminar is part of the fourth round of the "National Initiative for Economic Development," announced by Hesham... Read More