Governance & Politics
Democratizing Public Services: Lessons from Other Jurisdictions and Implications for Health Care Reform in BC
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
This 45-page Canadian paper argues that health care reform will not be fully effective unless the forms of governance are democratized
Health, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-04-06
Revitalizing Democratic Participation: Engaging Citizens for Change
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A 10-page Canadian address arguing for more deliberative forms of democracy as a counter to citizen disillusionment, globalization and superpower dominance
Governance & Politics, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-04-18
Coordinating Interdependence: Governance and Social Policy Redesign in Britain, the European Union and Canada
Canadian Policy Research Networks
This paper compares recent changes in the institutions and practices of social policy governance in the European Union, Canada and Britain
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-05-19
Assessing the CAPC/CPNP Joint Management Infrastructure as a Model for FTP Collaboration: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A report examining the effectiveness of Canada's Joint Management Infrastructure for overseeing social programmes involving different levels of government
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-10-11
A New Social Architecture for Canada's 21st Century: Research Highlights
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A 10-page summary of a series of reports on different aspects of redesigning Canada's social policy framework to respond to new risks and social reality of the 21st century
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-02-21
Assessing the Impact of Public Participation: Concepts, Evidence and Policy Implications
Canadian Policy Research Networks
This 52-page Canadian research report explores what is known about assessing the impact of citizen engagement on the policy process and on the subsequent behaviour of the citizen participants
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-03-24
Why So Much Opposition to Social Policy Change in Quebec?
Canadian Policy Research Networks
This 2-page commentary explains the degree of resistance to social policy change in Quebec as being due, in part, to its being seen as an attack on Quebec's separate identity
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-02-21
Engaging Citizens: One Route to Health Care Accountability
Canadian Policy Research Networks
This report reviews the experience with citizen engagement in Canada and elsewhere and assesses its value in improving accountability in health care decision-making
Health, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-04-16
Assessing the Public Interest in the 21st Century: A Framework
Canadian Public Research Networks
This 50-page study, commissioned by the Government of Canada as part of its effort to improve legislation, seeks to define and understand the meaning of "the public interest"
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-02-17
Pakistan: The Myth of an Islamist Peril
Carnagie Endowment for International Peace
This 8-page policy brief argues that the risk from an Islamist takeover in Pakistan is a myth created by the Pakistan military to consolidate its hold on power
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-03-09
Morocco: From Top-Down Reform to Democratic Transition?
Carnegie Endowment
A 24-page paper discussing the steps necessary for creating a truly democratic system in Morocco
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-10-11
Putin's Legacy: How the Russian Elite is Coping with Russia's Challenges
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 8-page briefing analyzes how Russia's governing elite has shaped domestic and foreign politics, and the potential consequences of these policies
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-07-02
Reading Russia Right
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 12-page policy brief offers an insight into where Russia is headed, and the implications for the West
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-12-01
Islamist Movements in the Arab World and the 2006 Lebanon War
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 22-page paper examines the reaction of two Islamist movements to the 2006 Lebanon war and its impact on domestic politics in Egypt and Jordan
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-11-15
A Better Way to Support Middle East Reform
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
An 8-page U.S. policy brief proposing a restructuring of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-02-16
The Saudi Labyrinth: Evaluating the Current Political Opening
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 24-page US analysis on the potential for future political reform in Saudi Arabia and what role the US should play
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-04-07
Europe's Uncertain Pursuit of Middle East Reform
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 20-page paper outlining the E.U.'s Middle Eastern policy during the 1990s and since 9/11, identifying the distinctive features of the European approach and offering suggestions for strengthening E.U. strategy in the Middle East
Foreign Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-07-06
Democracy and Constituencies in the Arab World
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 28-page paper arguing that democratic reform in Arab countries depends on the creation of broad- based political organisations pushing for democracy
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-07-26
Reform in Syria: Steering Between the Chinese Model and Regime Change
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 24-page paper exploring the complexity of Syrian political reform
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-08-05
Islam, Militarism, and the 2007-2008 Elections in Pakistan
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 24-page paper commenting on the prospects for the 2007-2008 Pakistani elections
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-09-08
Lessons of the Tulip Revolution
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 11-page testimony analyses the implications of Kyrgyzstan's 'Tulip Revolution'.
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-04-13
Challenges and Prospects of Political Liberalization in Egypt
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A commentary on the pace of democratization in Egypt
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-05-03
Africa's Big States: Toward a New Realism
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 9-page policy outlook analyses the causes of the poor economic and political performance of Africa's big states and offers recommendations to the international community as to how best to conduct its relations with these states in the future
Foreign Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-03-09
The Dangers of Political Exclusion: Egypt's Islamist Problem
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 28-page case study on the relationship between political and religious authority in Egypt
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-12-01
Getting to Democracy in Hong Kong
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
An 8-page policy brief examining how the U.S. can best assist the progress of democratization in Hong Kong
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-08-12
Political Reform in the Arab World: A New Ferment?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 20-page U.S. paper assesses the actuality of political reform in the Arab world since September 11
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-10-26
Understanding Arab Political Reality: One Lens is Not Enough
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 6-page policy paper considering the long-term outcomes of the current wave of democratization in the Middle East
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-04-13
How Russia is Not Ukraine: The Closing of Russian Civil Society
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 9-page policy paper discussing the absence of checks and balances in the Russian political system
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-02-09
Democracy's Sobering State
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 5-page U.S. article reviewing the state of democracy in the world
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-01-06
Libya: Security Is Not Enough
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
An 8-page U.S. policy brief warning that the U.S. needs to take steps to correct the impression that it will forgo its interest in democratization and reform in return for security-related steps and petroleum
Foreign Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-10-12
Evaluating Egyptian Reform
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 24-page U.S. paper assessing recent reform measures in Egypt and the country's next priorities
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-02-08
Islamist Movements and the Democratic Process in the Arab World: Exploring Gray Zones
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 24-page US paper discusses the continuing ambiguity among Islamists on fundamental democracy and human rights issues
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-04-06
Islamic Movements and the Democratic Process in the Arab World: Exploring the Gray Zones
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 24-page paper discussing the continuing ambiguity among Islamists on fundamental democracy and human rights issues
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-03-09
Islamists in the Arab World: The Dance Around Democracy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 20-page paper arguing that democracy and political Islam are potentially compatible in principle
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-09-15
Living with Palestinian Democracy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
An 8-page briefing paper calling on the West to adopt a long-term strategy in support of Palestinian democracy
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-06-03
Behind the Bamboo Curtain: Chinese Leadership, Politics and Policy
Carnegie Endowment for World Peace and China Vitae
Papers given at a U.S. conference analyzing how the Chinese leadership deals with issues, divides power, manages internal tensions and views the world (single page linking to all papers)
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-12-01
The Democratic Challenge: Transparency, Accountability and Effectiveness in Intelligence
CCC
A group of articles examining how democracies confront the dilemma of creating and maintaining intelligence services that are effective and under democratic civilian control ( single page linking to each article)
Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-05-16
Democracy in Bangladesh: From Fragility to Collapse?
CCC
An article describing the weakening of democracy in Bangladesh
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-06-26
Duma Elections and Protests
CCS et al.
This 18-page publication analyses the results of the December Duma elections and the subsequent mass protests
Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2012-03-17
Authoritarian State Building in the Middle East: From Durability to Revolution
CDDRL
A 40-page US working paper that explains the variation in the durability of authoritarian regimes in the post-colonial Middle East
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2011-03-11
Political Parties in Conflict-Prone Societies
CDI
This 341-page Australian book examines the ways in which new democracies can strengthen their party systems by regulating the way parties form, organise and behave
Governance & Politics, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2008-10-02
Political Parties in Conflict-Prone Societies
CDI, UN University
An 8-page policy brief considering how to promote inclusive politics and democratic development in conflict-prone societies
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-06-26
The Challenge of Economic Reform in the Arab World: Toward More Productive Economies
CEIP
This 20-page US paper examines the major factors responsible for hindering meaningful economic reform in the Arab world
Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-05-24
Libya: Cracks in the Qadhafi Foundation
CEIP
A US update on the state of political reform in Libya
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2011-01-24
Evaluating Political Reform in Yemen
CEIP
This 28-page paer evaluates Yemen's reforms since national unification and recommends steps that Yemeni and external actors can take to promote more meaningful reform
Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-03-20
What Tunisia Proved — and Disproved — about Political Change in the Arab World
CEIP
This US analysis draws regional conclusions from the recent Tunisian revolution
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2011-01-24
Egypt's Local Election Farce: Causes and Consequences
CEIP
A 10-page US commentary on Egypt's local elections
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-05-05
Demilitarizing Algeria
CEIP
A 34-page US paper examining the power relationship between the civilian and military branches of the ruling elite in Algeria
Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-05-23
The New Sudan: Challenges and Opportunities
CEIP
This US Q&A analyzes the latest developments on the ground in Sudan, the realities that face the north and south, the impact of the secession on Darfur, and what lessons the international community can take from the peace process
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-17
Egypt’s Revolution: Two Lessons from History
CEIP
A US article arguing that popular protest and international pressure must continue and the army must support the protesters or remain neutral for real democratic change to be achieved in Egypt
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-02-14
Shifts in U.S. Assistance to Egypt Alarm Democracy Advocates
CEIP
A US article assessing the Administration's approach toward democracy in the Arab world
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2010-04-07
Protest Movements and Political Change
CEIP
This 14-page US policy outlook overviews the different kinds of protest movements in key Arab states, including Egypt, and examine the links between economic and political protest in the region
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2011-02-17
A Face of Islam: Muhammad-Sodig Muhammad-Yusuf
CEIP
A 36-page US paper providing an in-depth analysis of Uzbekistan's most prominent theologian and his relevance to the potential problems of Central Asia
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-04-25
Difficult Development of Parliamentary Politics in the Gulf
CEIP
A US article arguing that meaningful reform to governance in Gulf states will depend not just on shows of popular discontent but on the representative institutions in those countries taking on a much more significant role in challenging the government on the public’s behalf
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2011-02-14
Too Late for Reform Now
CEIP
A 2-page US commentary on US policy in respect of political reform in Egypt
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-02-03
Salafism Making Inroads
CEIP
This US article assesses the significance of a new wave of politically-oriented Salafism in Egypt
Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-03-11
Yemen: Avoiding a Downward Spiral
CEIP
A 36-page US paper arguing that the current risks in Yemen are unprecedented in their scope and interconnectivity
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-09-14
Mauritania’s Islamists
CEIP
A 30-page US paper assessing the challenges posed by Mauretanian Islamists
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2012-03-02
Libya’s Transition
CEIP
A speech on Libya’s political transition and the future of U.S.-Libya relations
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2012-03-16
Understanding Mauretania's Coup
CEIP
A 4-page US brief explaining the background to Mauretania's coup
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-09-05
Iraq: Movement Without Progress
CEIP
A US analysis of the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary elections
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-11-01
Challenges of Egypt's Economic Transition
CEIP
This 38-page US paper examines the challenges faced by the Egyptian economy as the country transitions to democracy
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-11-25
Algeria Under Bouteflika: Civil Strife and National Reconciliation
CEIP
A 24-page US paper examining President Bouteflika's efforts to restore stability to Algeria
Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-05-06
Sudan’s Elections and Birth Pangs of the South
CEIP
A US article commenting on the political situation in Sudan
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-04-08
Reform in the Arab World
CEIP
This Q&A identifies the major obstacles to reform in the Arab region and talks about the path forward and role the international community can play in encouraging reform
Regional, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-09-28
Islamist Movements in the Arab World and the 2006 Lebanon War
CEIP
This 22-page US paper examines the reaction of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and the Jordanian Islamic Action Front to the 2006 Lebanon war and its impact on domestic politics in Egypt and Jordan
Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-12-22
Jordan and Its Islamic Movement: The Limits of Inclusion?
CEIP
A 28-page US paper examining how Jordan's Islamist movement gained political legitimacy, and whether peaceful co-existence with the Jordanian regime is likely to continue
Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-12-22
Challenges of Egypt's Economic Transition
CEIP
This 38-page US paper warns that Egypt’s economy has been in decline since Mubarak’s resignation and details the priority steps the transitional government should take to promote economic growth
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-11-11
The Economic Crisis and Democracy: A Year Later
CEIP
A 3-page US commentary on the effect of the global financial crisis on global democracy
Governance & Politics, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-03-11
Iraq’s Quest for Democracy amid Massive Corruption
CEIP
A US commentary on the extent of political corruption in Iraq
Corruption, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-03-04
Landmines in Egupt's Constitutional Roadmap
CEIP
This US commentary says that the military's pledge to hold presidential elections in Egypt by June 2012 could lead to a fresh crisis if a new constitution is written before those elections are held
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2011-12-09
Egypt’s Electoral Commission: Who’s Running the Show?
CEIP
This 2-page US article discusses the independence of Egypt's Electoral Commission
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-11-23
Tunisia’s Electoral Lesson: The Importance of Campaign Strategy
CEIP
This US article asserts that Ennahda’s election victory in Tunisia can be attributed as much to its campaign strategy as to the popularity of its message
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2011-10-31
Egypt’s New Brotherhood Leadership: Implications and Limits of Change
CEIP
A 2-page US article describing how contentious leadership elections and recent arrests of major figures are testing Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-02-20
The Lebanese Army: Victim of the Politicians
CEIP
A US article discussing the political constraints on the development of the Lebanese Army
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-09-22
Eyes Wide Shut: The Social Consequences of Russia's Economic Crisis
CEIP
An 8-page US briefing on the social consequences of Russia's economic crisis
Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-01-23
Tunisia’s Lessons for the Arab World
CEIP
A US commentary asserting that Tunisia’s successful elections point to five important lessons that other countries in the Middle East and North Africa should remember
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2011-11-11
Life After Luzhkov
CEIP
A US commentary on the implications of the dismissal of Yury Luzhkov
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-09-28
Political Crises but Few Alternatives in Algeria
CEIP
This US article addresses speculations about Algeria’s political future
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2010-03-18
Iraqi Politics Picks up the Pace
CEIP
A US commentary on the current political situation in Iraq
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-10-08
Arab Reform: A Retrospective and Look Ahead
CEIP
The seven page report of a conference held to consider how reform has progressed over the past five years in Arab countries (note: links within this report are to papers in Arabic)
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-12-04
Saudi Fatwa Restrictions and the State-Clerical Relationship
CEIP
A US commentary on the implications of Saudi King Abdullah’s decree that only officially approved religious scholars would be allowed to issue fatwas
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-10-28
Media Freedom Restricted as Egyptian Parliamentary Elections Approach
CEIP
A US commentary on how the Egyptian government is restricting media freedom as the November parliamentary elections approach
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-11-01
Picking a Fight: Khairat al-Shater v. SCAF
CEIP
A US commentary on the tension between the Muslim Brotherhood and the military in Egypt
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-04-19
Fayyad Is Not the Problem, but Fayyadism Is Not the Solution to Palestine’s Political Crisis
CEIP
This 9-page US commentary argues that by pretending that Fayyadism, combined with Israeli–Palestinian diplomacy, is delivering a state, policy makers virtually ensure that the negative trends they are ignoring will confront them when they are least prepared for them
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2010-09-27
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Islamist Participation in a Closing Political Environment
CEIP
This 52-page US paper examines the Muslim Brotherhood’s relations with the Mubarak regime and other opposition groups, its legislative priorities and accomplishments, and its internal debate over the value of political participation
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-03-11
In Their Own Words: Hizbollah's Strategy in the Current Confrontation
CEIP
A 14-page policy outlook offering an in-depth look into the mindset of Hizbollah's Leadership
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-01-23
Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia
CEIP
A 44-page paper exploring the nature of radical Islam in Central Asia and examining the actions of regional Islamic communities to protest against non-Islamic governments there.
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-01-23
Armies and Civilians in the Arab Awakening: An Inevitable Compromise?
CEIP
A US article arguing that in consequence of the Arab transitions, civil-military relations will be redefined and renegotiated in every case
Regional, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-10-31
Egypt’s Transition in Crisis: Falling into the Wrong Turkish Model?
CEIP
A US commentary on the political situation in Egypt
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-04-10
Has the United States Poisoned Democracy?
CEIP
An article examining whether the association of democracy promotion with US foreign policy has made democracy less popular in the Arab world
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-10-15
Incumbent Regimes and the "King's Dilemma" in the Arab World
CEIP
This 28-page US paper examines the dilemma facing reform-minded leaders in the Arab world
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-01-03
From Too Much Egyptian Opposition to Too Little—and Legal Worries Besides
CEIP
A US commentary on Egypt's recent elections
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-12-17
Sheikhdown: Why Tribes Aren’t the Answer in Yemen
CEIP
A US article examining the role of tribes in Yemen
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-03-22
What to Expect after the South Sudan Referendum
CEIP
This US analysis considers whether Sudan's south can remain politically cohesive and become economically viable, and how the north will handle other separatist movements
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-01-07
Salafism and Radical Politics in Post-Conflict Algeria
CEIP
This 28-page US paper examines the lessons to be drawn from the rise of Salafism for the Algerian government
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-10-31
New Syrian Brotherhood Leader: Continuity or Change?
CEIP
A US article speculating as to the future trajectory of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-09-16
Bahrain's Electoral Campaign Starts to Ignite
CEIP
A US commentary on Bahrain's electoral campaign
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-09-15
Is Burma Democratizing?
CEIP
This US article compares the situation in Burma to other transitions away from authoritarian rule, highlighting major challenges but also reasons for hope
Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-04-06
The Next Move for Syria
CEIP
This US Q&A explains that what happens in Syria will have a huge impact on the rest of the region, and if the government were to fall, it would be the biggest strategic blow to Iran since the Iran-Iraq war
Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2011-12-09