The Danish Institute for International Studies, DIIS, in cooperation with The Arab Information Office on Media and Democracy, has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar with Dr. Raghid El-Solh, who will be speaking on
Agents of Democracy in the Arab Region:
The Cases of Lebanon, Syria and Iraq
Tuesday, 18 January 2005, 15.00-16.30
Danish Institute for International Studies
Main Auditorium, Pakhuset, Ground Floor
Strandgade 71, 1401 Copenhagen K
Raghid El-Sohl is Dr. Phil. in Politics and International Relations from St. Antony’s College in Oxford. He has served as a political adviser for the UN regional agency The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Lebanon, and is co-founder and co-director of The Project for Democracy Studies in the Arab Countries.
A native Lebanese, Dr. El-Sohl began his career as a pro-democracy politician in Lebanon before the civil war, when he was forced into exile. From his exile in England, Dr. El-Sohl became a distinguished academic and political figure in the debate about democracy and human rights in the Arab world.
Throughout his career Dr. El-Sohl has published several articles and books on Arab and International Affairs. In 2003 Dr. El-Sohl published his latest book Lebanon and Arabism, 1936-45, which deals with the issue of national reconstruction in Lebanon.
This arrangement has received generous financial support of the PLUM Foundation.
The seminar will be held in English.
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required by e-mail to no later than 17 January 2005 at 12.00 noon. Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation. |
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