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Université El Manar 1, Campus universitaire Farhat Hached,
Tunis
th
19 February 2016
Honorating the memory of Giulio Regeni
Italian PhD student, tortured and murdered in Cairo
while studying Egyptian trade unions
Seminar on State-Societies relations and socioeconomic rights in North Africa since 2011:
increasing divergences?
The current workshop focuses on the relations between State and Society in three North
African countries (Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt) in their many different underpinnings,
addressing some vital questions: Have 2011 socio-economic rights’ demands been met? Which
are the government policies putin place to meet the major citizens’ grievances voiced? Are we
witnessing a broadening of the middle-class and the extension of a minimum of welfare to
underprivileged groups? Is a partial redistribution of national resources underway?
The scope is to reflect on the interaction between the degree of advancement of socio-economic
rights and the real level of citizens' empowerment, which means also the ability for citizens to
take an active role in defining major social policies, funneling public resources and investments
and influencing the public debate. The aim shall be to assess empirically whether the
democratic potential enshrined in the new constitutional texts is translating itself in a real
improvement in governance or whether we assisted only to promises of reform or the adoption
of cosmetic measures, failing to address the urgent need for a wealth redistribution across these
countries.
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9 - 9.30 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Prof. Ruth Hanau Santini
Università L’Orientale, Naples
9.30-11.30 PANEL 1
STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS IN NORTH AFRICA: WHAT IS NEW?
9.30-11.30
Chair: Prof. Mohamed Kerrou
Université Tunis El-Manar
Prof. Hamadi Redissi, Shall Tunisia Succeed in Becoming a Strong Democratic State?
Observatoire Tunisien de la transition démocratique, Tunis
Dr. Mohamed el-Agaty, The social contract in Egypt: any change after the Arab Spring
Executive Director of the Arab Forum for Alternatives
Prof. Maati Monjib, Essor et déclin du Printemps arabe au Maroc: L'Etat et la société face à
face.
Université Mohammed V, Rabat
11.30-11.45 COFFE BREAK
11.45- 13.30 PANEL 2
FIGHTING FOR ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN TUNISIA, MOROCCO AND
EGYPT
Chair: Prof. Zouhour Kourda
Université Tunis El Manar
Dr. Asma Nouira, Les droits socio-economiques dans la Constitution tunisienne de 2014
Faculté de droit et des sciences politiques de Tunis.
Prof. Hafidha Chékir, Un bilan des droits socio-economiques des femmes en Tunisie
Faculté de droit et des sciences politiques de Tunis.
Dr. Dina Mansour, The Socioeconomics of Exclusion: Re-questioning Citizenship in relation to
Social Justice in Egypt
Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB)
Dr. Claudia De Martino, Droits socio-économiques au Maroc depuis 2011
Università L’Orientale, Naples
13.30-14 CONCLUDING REMARKS
Prof. Ruth Hanau Santini, Università L’Orientale, Naples
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