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Politics of North Africa Workshop
Gender and Politics in North Africa
| Location: | New Jersey, United States |
| Workshop Date: | 2009-06-05 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2009-06-01 |
| Announcement ID: |
168992 |
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Politics of North Africa Workshop
Program in Near Eastern Studies
Department of Near Eastern Studies
Princeton University
June 5, 2009, 202 Jones Hall
For more information and to RSVP,
Please contact Lindsay Benstead, benstead@princeton.edu
A light breakfast will be served beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Opening remarks, 9 a.m.
Panel 1: Politics of North Africa Panel I, The Political Context, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Gregory White, Professor of Government, Smith College
“Caught Between Illegal Immigration and Border Security: the Moroccan State and Transit Migration”
Ronald Bruce St John, Independent Scholar
"Recent Reform Efforts in Libya: Backwards toward the Future?"
Adria Lawrence, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale University
“Competition and the Onset of Violence in Nationalist Conflicts”
Chair: Lindsay Benstead, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University
Break: 11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Panel 2: Politics of North Africa Panel II, Electoral Politics, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Megan Reif, Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Electoral Politics in Algeria--“Title TBA”
Lindsay Benstead, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University
“Female Candidates, Female Quotas: Who Favors Gender Equity in North African Political Institutions?”
Chair: Prof. Amaney Jamal, Department of Politics, Princeton University
Buffet Lunch, 12:45-1:45
Panel 3: Gender and Citizenship Panel I, Women’s Movements, Islam, and the State, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Zakia Salime, Assistant Professor in Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University
“Women’s Movements in Morocco”
Ousseina Alidou, Director of African Languages and Literature, Department of Africana Studies, Rutgers University
“Women and Islamism in the Sahel”
Abdelkader Cheref, Lecturer in English & French, Islamic Azad University, Dubai
“Reserved Seats” or “Deserved Seats?” State Feminism, Gender Quotas, and Co-optation in the Algerian Governance Structures”
Chair: Prof. Mirjam Kunkler, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University
Break: 3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Panel 4: Gender and Citizenship Panel II, The Politics of Gender Quotas in Morocco, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Loubna Skalli Hanna, Professor of International Communication and International Development, School of International Service, American University
“The Gender of Politics in Moroccan Media: Constructing Female Leadership”
Fatima el-Hadji, National Democratic Institute, Washington D.C.
“Until When: Moroccan Women, Elitism and Politics”
James Liddell, Research Associate, Project on Middle East Democracy
“Gender Quotas in Morocco: Who is being Empowered?"
Discussant: Intisar Rabb, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University
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Lindsay Benstead
Department of Near Eastern Studies
Princeton University
Email: lbenstea@umich.edu
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