Title of the Conference: "Regional Conference on Research on Civil Society Organisations: Status and Prospects"

Date & Place:  Dead Sea - Jordan  26-28 January, 2010

Organizers: The Foundation For the Future

Concept Paper 

Agenda of the Conference

Statement of Mrs. Nabila Hamza, the president of the Foundation For the Future (Arabic)

Statement of Mrs. Nabila Hamza, the president of the Foundation For the Future (English)

Recommendations of the Conference

Research Papers

• Civil Society in Jordan / Hani Al-Hourani / English

• Civil Society in Jordan / Hani Al-Hourani / Arabic

• The Status of Civil Society in Jordan as Expressed in Literature / Mohammad Yacoub / English

• The Status of Civil Society in Jordan as Expressed in Literature / Mohammad Yacoub / Arabic

• Civil society in North Africa / Rabéa Naciri / French

• Civil society in North Africa / Rabéa Naciri / Englsih

• Civil Society in Palestine / Jamil Hilal / English

• Comments on Palestinian CSOs / Benoît Challand / English

• Civil Society in the GCC Region / Abdulnabi Alekri - Abdullah Janahi - Mahmoud Hafith / English

• Civil Society in the GCC Region / Abdulnabi Alekri - Abdullah Janahi - Mahmoud Hafith / Arabic

• Comments on the CSOs in the GCC Region / Abed Hussain Shaban / Arabic

• Civil Society in Egypt / Mahi Khallaf / English

• Civil Society in Iraq / Hayder Saeed / English

• Civil Society in Iraq / Hayder Saeed / Arabic 

• A critical review of the literature About the Arab Civil Society / Dr. Amani Kandil / English

• A critical review of the literature About the Arab Civil Society / Dr. Amani Kandil / Arabic

• Bridging Research and Policy in political and social change / Razia Shariff / English

• Putting Civil Society and Volunteering on the Economic Map of the World / Lester M. Salamon and Megan A. Haddock / English

Presentations

• Leadership and Effectiveness of Transnational NGOs: Perspectives from cross- sectoral research
  Steven J. Lux  /   Transnational NGO Initiative - Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

• Research on CSOs in North Africa  (Tunisia) 
  Pr. Haykel Ben Mahfoudh

• Research on CSOs in Egypt
  Mahi Khallaf  /    Civil Society Consultant / Practitioner

• Bridging Research, Policy and Action in Civil Society Strengthening Initiatives: Lessons from a decade of CIVICUS Civil Society Index Implementation
  Jacob M. Mati   /   CIVICUS CIVIL SOCIETY INDEX 

• Contemporary Issues in Global Civil Society Research
  Brenda Gainer /  York University, Toronto

• Société  civile au Maghreb
  Rabéa Naciri / Demos consulting

• Bridging the gap between research and policy making

          Ajoy Datta /  Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

• Putting Civil Society and Volunteering On the Economic Map of the World
  Megan A. Haddock /  Johns Hopkins University

• “CSOs: Status, Challenges and Democracy in the Arab World”
  Ziad Abdel samad

• Research into Reality: Overcoming the challenges of knowledge exchange
  Razia Shariff  / Head, Knowledge Exchange Team - THIRD SECTOR RESEARCH CENTRE, UK

• Towards a better understanding of civil society: Building support for civil society-led assessments

  Beniam Gebrezghi

• Towards a better understanding of civil society: Building support for civil society-led assessments
  Beniam Gebrezghi, Programme Specialist  / United Nations Development Programme

The project is funded by the EC