Columbia University Presents: The Future of
Democracy in the Middle East, South Asia and
Africa
A Workshop for NYC Teachers
May 19, 2005
4PM-6PM
The Institute of African Studies, the Middle East Institute and the Southern Asian
Institute at Columbia University are offering an exciting curriculum development
workshop on the future of democracy in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.
The promise of democracy is a concern of citizens throughout the world. What
factors have supported or hindered the establishment and consolidation of
modern democratic government in these three important regions? What do
citizens in these regions expect from modern democratic government, and what
have such governments been able to achieve? What challenges does the
democratic project in these regions face in the future?
This workshop seeks to address some of these larger questions through specific
lecture presentations by scholars with expertise in Africa, the Middle East and
South Asia. The workshop will include an open session for questions, comments
and discussion; and provide participants with a reader that contains several key
articles about the issues, as well as a list of other readings and resources that
can be used for learning more about the subject.
The Workshop will take place at:
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs 420 W. 118 th
Street (betw. Amsterdam Ave. and Morningside Drive)
Room 1512
For Registration please email Astrid Benedek at amb49@columbia.edu.
Please give your name, email, phone, mailing address, and school you
work at.