Civil Society And Resilience against Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa

The panel brings together scholars who have direct experience of the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain. They discussed the historical roots, recent developments and challenges that civil societies in these countries are currently facing. Chaired by Dr Lucia Sorbera, University of Sydney, speakers include: Larbi Sadiki, Assoc Professor of International Affairs at Qatar University; Walid El Khachab, Assoc Professor and Coordinator of Arabic Studies, York University; and Dr Ala'a Shehabi, co-founder of Bahrain Watch, an NGO working on transparency and accountability. For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/civil_society_resilience_authoritarianism.shtml