Here are some recommended links for researchers to keep up to date.
IFES has background facts on the presidential elections and the electoral system.
the Ace project also has background electoral information.
the Egyptian government state information service has official news.
There is also a special Presidential Elections Committee which has details of the procedures and candidates.
EU observers have been monitoring the conduct of the election. Their website provides free access to press releases and reports.
Newspaper coverage.
Al-Alhram has a background guide to the election plus English language news stories.
Al-Monitor reports.
Al Jazeera
New York Times
BBC world service twitter
Other good analysis from think tanks and human rights organisations include:
Council for Foreign relations blog.
Pew Research Centre analysis of attitudes amongst Egyptians.
Amnesty International
Atlantic Council blogs.
Carnegie Endowment.
Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Egypt Constitutional Referendum - get some academic resources free
Egyptians have been voting in a referendum to change the constitution. Here are some recommended sites for geting the facts.
IFES has some basic details about the system and previous Egyptian referendums.
the Egyptian government website has recent notices and reports.
Some good basic guides to the content of the new constitution can be found in
Atlantic Council website which has an excellent section called Egypt Source which has news and analysis on the politics of the region.
al Ahrams guide.
For more detailed analysis cross comparing with earlier constitutions see the Comparative Constitutions Project. which looks at 1971, 2012 and 2013.
The EU has some observations from its observer mision
Background information plus news coverage can be read on the websites of these leading think tanks
Washington Institute.
Council on Foreign Relations.
Carnegie Endowment.
Rand.
Brookings Institution.
Useful blogs covering events are
Egyptian streets blog.
OpenDemocracy
aswatmasriya.com has a useful collection of news stories plus links to postings from the region.
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Egypt referendum - what's new what does it mean?
Recently votes went to the polls concerning changes to the Egyptian constitution. What are they what do they mean? here are some places to find out more.
There is a good C-Span video with Steven Cook, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. The 26 min programme covers Egypt’s protests, the referendum vote, and what’s next for Egyptian President Morsi
Al -Jazeera has some discussion, including an interview with individuals involved in re-writing the consitution.
The Egyptian Government website has an English language translation.
The Middle East Constitutional Forum website created by the Right to non violence ( an international NGO, established in Lebanon and in the United States) also has comment.
Discussion of the state of democracy in Egypt can be found on major human rights websites including.
Amnesty International.
Human Rights watch
International Crisis Group.
National Council for Human Rights - Egyptian based organisation giving an onn the ground viewpoint.
Major research bodies with papers and reports online include: Council on Foreign Affairs,
Brookings Institution.
NDI Egypt.
merip - Middle East Innovation and research project
There is a good C-Span video with Steven Cook, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. The 26 min programme covers Egypt’s protests, the referendum vote, and what’s next for Egyptian President Morsi
Al -Jazeera has some discussion, including an interview with individuals involved in re-writing the consitution.
The Egyptian Government website has an English language translation.
The Middle East Constitutional Forum website created by the Right to non violence ( an international NGO, established in Lebanon and in the United States) also has comment.
Discussion of the state of democracy in Egypt can be found on major human rights websites including.
Amnesty International.
Human Rights watch
International Crisis Group.
National Council for Human Rights - Egyptian based organisation giving an onn the ground viewpoint.
Major research bodies with papers and reports online include: Council on Foreign Affairs,
Brookings Institution.
NDI Egypt.
merip - Middle East Innovation and research project
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Muslim Brotherhood - where to find out more.
This week the Muslim Brotherhood was in the news concerning its gains in the Egyptian elections.
For further information on who they are try these recommended resources.
This is the official english website. Though I have seen it blocked. http://www.ikhwanweb.com/
Guardian news
BBC News has a basic profile.
Al-Jazeera has special sections with background information. For keeping up to date with the latest news try their Egypt live blog.which has tweets and video coverage of events from reporters in Egypt.
PBS has some documentary and interview material discussing the aims of the movement.
The Council on Foreign Relations has a backgrounder on the history of the movement prior to 2011
The EU Institute for Security Studies- also has a 2011 report on the Brotherhood and Egyptian democracy.
finally always good for searching for high quality research papers from international organisations. Human Security Gateway
For further information on who they are try these recommended resources.
This is the official english website. Though I have seen it blocked. http://www.ikhwanweb.com/
Guardian news
BBC News has a basic profile.
Al-Jazeera has special sections with background information. For keeping up to date with the latest news try their Egypt live blog.which has tweets and video coverage of events from reporters in Egypt.
PBS has some documentary and interview material discussing the aims of the movement.
The Council on Foreign Relations has a backgrounder on the history of the movement prior to 2011
The EU Institute for Security Studies- also has a 2011 report on the Brotherhood and Egyptian democracy.
finally always good for searching for high quality research papers from international organisations. Human Security Gateway
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Egyptian elections update
Following on from our earlier post which highlighted key news sources- here is an update on where to get observations on the conduct of the elections.
The official website of the Supreme Committee which is overseing the elections for the government
The BBC has a list of the candidates and the latest news stories
in 2011 IFES asessed what was needed for democratic elections to take place. It has followed this up in 2012 with assessments of the state of post-Mubarak Egypt.
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights covers all aspects ofg human rights in Egypt. Its website includes press releases and reports, It includes coverage of the Egyptian Coalition for Election Observation which is monitoring the elections.
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is an independent regional non-governmental organization founded in 1993 it is heading the Independent Coalition for Monitoring Elections. Its website has reports of media coverage of previous elections.
The Egyptian Association for Community Participation - has coverage in English or earlier election monitoring in 2011/12. It also has reports on Arab spring and repression in Egypt.
Another key organisation is the Andalus Institute for Tolerance and anti-Violence Studies (AITAS). It used a special media mionitoring unit to examine the conduct and coverage of the earlier election phase.
Finally Google News portal on Egypt.
The official website of the Supreme Committee which is overseing the elections for the government
The BBC has a list of the candidates and the latest news stories
in 2011 IFES asessed what was needed for democratic elections to take place. It has followed this up in 2012 with assessments of the state of post-Mubarak Egypt.
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights covers all aspects ofg human rights in Egypt. Its website includes press releases and reports, It includes coverage of the Egyptian Coalition for Election Observation which is monitoring the elections.
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is an independent regional non-governmental organization founded in 1993 it is heading the Independent Coalition for Monitoring Elections. Its website has reports of media coverage of previous elections.
The Egyptian Association for Community Participation - has coverage in English or earlier election monitoring in 2011/12. It also has reports on Arab spring and repression in Egypt.
Another key organisation is the Andalus Institute for Tolerance and anti-Violence Studies (AITAS). It used a special media mionitoring unit to examine the conduct and coverage of the earlier election phase.
Finally Google News portal on Egypt.
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Egyptian elections 2012
To start 2012 Egyptians have been voting in the third round of their elections.
IFES has some background information on the electoral system.
Jadaliyya has a good site with topical news updates and analysis. It launched the Egypt elections watch in association with Ahram Online, with the Center of Contemporary Arab Studies (Georgetown University) and the Middle East Studies Program (George Mason University)This has excellent introductions to election laws, profiles of parties and key figures along with maps, legislation and links to key news feeds and facebook sites. Also useful for this type of information is the Egypt Votes. This site aims to encourage quality reporting by young Egyptian journalists. It is jointly financed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the German Federal Foreign Office.
Some of the site is in Arabic, but there is also a twitter wall on the left hand side which has interesting current comment. It is also offering support to the Egypt Electionnaire which has been created by by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and MICT (Media in Cooperation and Transition) and provides an introduction for voters to the policies of the main parties. Finally look for further comment from Egyptian and other international bloggers on the Global voices website.
IFES has some background information on the electoral system.
Jadaliyya has a good site with topical news updates and analysis. It launched the Egypt elections watch in association with Ahram Online, with the Center of Contemporary Arab Studies (Georgetown University) and the Middle East Studies Program (George Mason University)This has excellent introductions to election laws, profiles of parties and key figures along with maps, legislation and links to key news feeds and facebook sites. Also useful for this type of information is the Egypt Votes. This site aims to encourage quality reporting by young Egyptian journalists. It is jointly financed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the German Federal Foreign Office.
Some of the site is in Arabic, but there is also a twitter wall on the left hand side which has interesting current comment. It is also offering support to the Egypt Electionnaire which has been created by by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and MICT (Media in Cooperation and Transition) and provides an introduction for voters to the policies of the main parties. Finally look for further comment from Egyptian and other international bloggers on the Global voices website.
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Egypt elections - crowd mappings and other online monitoring systems.
This week the US government criticised the conduct of the Egyptian elections
During the elections a number of organisations used the web to enable citizens to get involved in reporting fraud in the elections. See this useful discussion of the examples in the TechPresident blog some examples of these (most in Arabic) can be viewed online. They include
Egypt elections crowdmap
shahid 2010
www.aswatna-eg.net also has examples of sites being used by the public.
For English discussion of the state of democracy in Egypt and conduct of elections. These sites are useful
Project on Middle East Democracy has a good blog with up to date postings.
Al-Jazeera coverage which includes blogs and interviews
Al-Masry news from Egypt
A number of international organisations have also conducted assessments.
International Idea has a section of reports.
The Global Integrity report has assessments and rankings of the state of corruption in Egypt from 2009.
The ACE Project has some recent reports plus links to encyclopedia style entries on the nature of the electoral system.
The Carnegie Endowment Arab Reform section has some up to date commentary and some past papers on the state of politics in Egypt.
The Council on Foreign Relations also has some background papers
During the elections a number of organisations used the web to enable citizens to get involved in reporting fraud in the elections. See this useful discussion of the examples in the TechPresident blog some examples of these (most in Arabic) can be viewed online. They include
Egypt elections crowdmap
shahid 2010
www.aswatna-eg.net also has examples of sites being used by the public.
For English discussion of the state of democracy in Egypt and conduct of elections. These sites are useful
Project on Middle East Democracy has a good blog with up to date postings.
Al-Jazeera coverage which includes blogs and interviews
Al-Masry news from Egypt
A number of international organisations have also conducted assessments.
International Idea has a section of reports.
The Global Integrity report has assessments and rankings of the state of corruption in Egypt from 2009.
The ACE Project has some recent reports plus links to encyclopedia style entries on the nature of the electoral system.
The Carnegie Endowment Arab Reform section has some up to date commentary and some past papers on the state of politics in Egypt.
The Council on Foreign Relations also has some background papers
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