8:30 - 9:15 Registration
9:15 - 9:30 Introductions
9:30 - 11:30 Panel 1 - From Protestors to Politicians? Mobilization, Contestation, and Regime Change
“The Muslim Brotherhood between Ideology, Democracy, and Distrust”
Eid Mohamed, Adjunct Professor, Balsillie School of International Affairs Fellow, University of Guelph
Besma Momani, Associate Professor, Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo
“The Role of the New and Old Oppositions in the Tunisian and Egyptian’s Uprisings: Theoretical Implications”
Mohamed Yaghi, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph
“Protestors, Parties, and Phantoms: Youth Involvement throughout Tunisia’s Political Transformations"
Andria Brody-Barre, Independent Researcher
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 2:00 Keynote Address: "Brothers and Soldiers: Arab Revolts Three Years Later"
Hazem Kandil, Cambridge University Lecturer in Political Sociology and Fellow of St. Catherine's College
2:00 - 4:00 Panel 2 - Key Actors: The Role of Unions, Courts, and the Military
“Legacy Unions and Post-Revolutionary Strength: Egypt and Tunisia in Comparison”
Ian M. Hartshorn, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
“Judicial Behavior during Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Evidence from the Egyptian Case”
Jeffrey Adam Sachs, PhD Candidate, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University
“From Transition to Consolidation: The Egyptian Military and Prospects for Democratization”
Dina Rashed, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago