IPF	Fatima Abo Al Asrar

Promoting Democratic Governance in a Tribal System Context and background ▪  Soros network initiatives OSI Governance initiatives  ▪ Relevant initiatives worldwide Tribal traditions and governance in India Tribes and governance in South Africa Middle East Partnership Initiative Yemen at DFID  ▪ Annotated papers Domesticating Democracy Civil Society, Tribal Process, and Change in Jordan Tribal participation    Project objectives to provide an evaluation of existing democratic mechanisms in Yemen, and measure their effectiveness within the current tribal context analyze the main obstacles that hinder implementing the core concepts of democratic governance address questions crucial to democratization dealing with governance, civil identity, accountability and communication write a research paper and 20-page policy study on best practices of good governance within a tribal system in coordination with the group advisor for policy makers in Yemen and international donors

Fellow Website ▪ www.policy.hu/asrar    Fellow activities & publications ▪ Expected in April 2006    The fellow ▪ Curriculum vitae ▪ Research proposal ▪ e-mail:    2005 Working Groups ▪ 2005 Working Group Summary ▪ Democratic Governance ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Public Health and Roma ▪ Policy Making ▪ Combatting Organized Crime ▪ Higher Education Reform ▪ Open Society in Former SU ▪ Open Society and Muslims    2006 Working Groups ▪ 2006 Working Group Summary ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Open Muslim Societies ▪ Open Society Threats ▪ Resource Curse ▪ Roma Exclusion ▪ Open Information Policy

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January 2006