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The 7th Global Conference

On Public Policy and Administration

In the Middle East

November 26 - 28, 2018

Room P0 90, Abdel Latif Jameel Building

Conference Chaired by

Dr. Hamid Ali

Conference Hosted by

The Department of Public Policy and Administration

School of Global Affairs and Public Policy

American University in Cairo, Egypt

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On behalf of Association for Middle Eastern Public Policy and

Administration (AMEPPA) and the Department of Public

Policy and Administration at AUC, I am very pleased for your

participation in the 7th Annual Conference entitled,

“Strengthening Governance to Deliver Social Justice, Human

Development, Economic Opportunity, and Accountability.”

I thank you in advance for your presentations, comments, and

suggestions and assure you that all participants will be given

consideration so that your participation is properly valued and

appreciated. Special thanks to the Swiss National Science

Foundation grant 400240-147210 and School of Global Affairs

and Public Policy at AUC for their generous support for the

conference.

Sincerely,

Hamid E. Ali

President of AMEPPA.

Message from Conference Chair

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Monday, November 26th

18.00 -20.00 Networking Reception Moataz El Alfi Hall

Tuesday, November 27th

08.00 - 09.00 Conference Registration, Breakfast and Group Photo

09.00 - 09.30 Opening Remarks

Opening

Dean Nabil Fahmy, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy

Dr. Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Associate Dean of School of Global Affairs and Public Policy

Dr. Hamid Ali, Associate Professor of Public Policy and President of AMEPPA.

09.30 - 10.45 Plenary Session

Dr. Christos Kollias, Professor of Applied Economics and Editor of Defence and Peace Economics

Dr. Raul Caruso, Professor of International Economics and Director of CESPIC and editor in chief of peace economics, peace science and public policy

10:45 - 11:00 Break

11.00 - 12.00

Session One: Partnership and policymaking

Parents Maintenance Act 2013 of Bangladesh: An analysis of the provisions and the implementation context strategy (Dr. Nusrat Jahan Chowdhury, Ms. Touhida Tasnima)

Public Private Partnership A Case for Economic Progress (Dr. Prashanta Chandra Panda)

From Marginal to Minimal Parliament: The Role of Jatiya Sangsad in the Public Policy Making Process in Bangladesh (Dr. Taiabur Rahman)

12.00 - 01.00 Lunch Break

01.00 - 02.00 Session Two: Citizen-centered Government

Toward e-government in Lebanon for better governance and proactive transparency (Dr. Sarah Hariri Haykal)

Integral Education with Societal Extension: Blueprint for Empowering Future Generation with Holistic Multi-Dimensional Human Development and Social Leadership (Mr. Manoj Kumar Sahoo)

A Strategic Absence, Exploring (The Lack of) Migration Policy Research Institutions in the Gulf Countries (Mr. Froilan T. Malit, Jr.)

02.00 - 03.00 Session Three: Reform Policies and Impact

Egypt’s Currency Devaluation & Impact on the Most Vulnerable (Dr. Laila El Baradei)

Promotion of Transparency in Public Service Delivery through Aadhaar (Dr. Anurag Kumar Srivastava)

Reinvigorating urban local bodies – study of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) (Dr. Venkat Ram Reddy Minampati)

3:00 - 03:15 Break

3.15 - 04.15 Session Four: Reform Logic and Applications

The Role of Bureaucracy in Policy Making Process in transitional periods (Ms. Nahla Mahmoud Ahmed)

Ideas, Ideology, and Education Reform Proposals in Egypt since 2011 (Dr. Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim)

The Logic of Integration and Solidarity in the Political Philosophy of Al Farabi (Dr. Fikret BİRDİSLİ)

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Wednesday, November 28th

08.30 - 09.00 Breakfast

09.00 - 10.00 Room P095

Plenary Session

Policy Evaluation: Theories and Application to Public and Health Policy (Dr. Arash Rashidian).

Trust in Top Leadership in Africa: A Search for Explanatory Factors beyond Performance and Governance Quality (Hasan Muhammad Baniamin and Dr. Ishtiaq Jamil)

10.00 - 11.00 Room P095

Session One: Public Policy in the Social Contex

Middle Class and Institutional Reform in Selected Arab Countries (Dr. Abeer Rashdan)

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Public Administration (Dr. Shahjahan Bhuiyan)

A field Research on Turkey’s Migration Organization and Policy (Dr. Mustafa Altunok, Mr. Emre Alakuş)

10.00 - 11.00 Room P085

Session One: Service Delivery Contemporary Issues

Poverty Reduction Policy Assessment in Assiut: Why has it become the poorest governorate in Egypt? (Mohamed Hassan Youssef)

Governance & Service Delivery Reform in the Post-NPM Era: What Can We Learn from Malaysia’s National Blue Ocean Strategy? (Dr. Noore Alam Siddiquee)

Strengthening Governance to Deliver Quality of Care for Children within Institutional Homes in Egypt (Moderator – Ms. Yasmine El Hagry, Mr. Alaa Abdel Atti, Mrs. Azza Abdel Hmid, Mr. Ahmed Mansour, Ms. Nahla El Nemr)

11:00 - 11:15 Break

11.15 - 12.15 Room P095

Session Two: Energy Policies

US Shale and Middle East Energy: Foreign Policy Pursuits and Geopolitical Dynamics (Dr. Sanjay Kumar Pradhan)

Determinants of investment in renewable energy: A Case Study from the UAE. (Dr. Mona Mostafa El-Sholkamy).

Case Studies of Oil–Conflict Nexus (Hamid E. Ali and Mohammad Aghadam)

11.15 - 12.15 Room P085

Session Two: Policymaking Process

The impact of the change management on the developing performance of Hebron Municipalities (Mohammad Eid Mohammad Rabba)

Clientelism, Partyarchy and Democratic Backsliding: A Case Study of Local Government Elections in Bangladesh (Dr. Faraha Nawaz and Dr. Abu Elias Sarker)

Constitutional Choice Rules and Decentralization Outcomes: A Comparative Study of Egypt and Tunisia (Dr. Charles Kaye-Essien)

12.15 - 01.00 Lunch

01.00 - 02.00 Room P095

Session Three: Role of Non- Government Organizations

The Egyptian Government's Effect on the Fluctuation of Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies in Egypt, Case study the telecommunication companies. (Ms. Dina Galal)

Social Accountability and Local governance in Egypt post 25th of January (Dr. Yasmin Khodary)

Repercussions of Law 70 of 2017 on Human Rights Organizations in Egypt: A Qualitative Study (Ms. Ghadeer Ahmed Ali)

01.00 - 02.00 Room P085

Session Three: Ethnic Conflict and Development Policies

Egypt's Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) Reversing State Fragility (Mr. Mahmoud M. Elmakkawe)

Perception of Ethnic Inequality and Political Violence (Dr. Robby Kapesa and Dr. Owen Sichone)

Emiratisation Policy: Human Capital Development Implications and Recommendations for the Private Sector (Meredith Henthorn, Dr. Jenny Knowles, Dr. Norhayati Zakaria)

02.00 - 03.00 Room P085

Session Four: Public Policy - Theoretical Issues

(عوض محمد .د + خليل رامي) فلسطين – المفتوحة القدس جامعة في الحوكمة

(محمد فاضل شريفة دكتورة) العربية الدول في السياسي االستقرار على وأثره العرب لدى العنصري التمييز

(محمد محمد ابراهيم سمر.د) االداري اإلصالح لمستقبل أفضل سياسات والتمكين القيادة

(عثمان السيد وئام/د) "0202 مصر" بديلة لسياسات يةتحليل دراسة المصرية للدولة السياسية التنمية أزمات إلدارة التنموي األمن إستراتيجية

02.00 - 03.00 Room P095

Session Four: Health and Education Policies

Youth and Tobacco use and 2nd Hand Smoking in Middle East and North Africa (Dr. Nesreen Nasser)

Foreign Aid and Health Sector: A Case Study from the Palestinian National Authority (Wafa Ahmed Mataria)

Evidence Informed Health Policies – Middle East Perspective (Omkolthoum Elsayed)

Euro-Med Cooperation in the Area of Higher Education: The Case of Egypt (Dr. Hanan Rezk, Prof. em. Dr. Ingeborg Tӧmmel)

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Wednesday, November 28th

03:00 - 03:15 Break

03.15 - 04.15 Room P095

Session Five: Public Policy - Analytical Studies

Assessing meaningful Youth Participation in Policy Making Process (Mohamed Kadry Ibrahim)

The Palestinian Economy and a VUCA Environment (Wisam A. Samarah, Atieh Musleh)

(القيسي الحافظ عبد احمد) اإلقليمي التنموي التخطيط في االدارية الالمركزية لتطبيق القانونية االطر

(حسين ضياء فرح) اإلجرائية السياسات هي عمل ورقه

04.15 - 05.15 Room P085

Session Five: Toward Better Policymaking

(سنجر محمود اشرف.د) العربي الربيع بعد وما قبل ما :الدولة وبناء األزمة إدارة

(فرحات محمد) العامه السياسات لتغيير كأداة االستراتيجي التقاضي

(العزيز عبد أميرة) المتحدة األمم عن الصادرة التوجيهية المبادئ على بناء األسرية الرعاية فاقدى األطفال تجاه المصرية الدولة وممارسات سياسات تقييم

(الباز خولة) المغرب في الوزراء نموذج اإلجتماعية؟ العدالة تحقيق تعزز الوزراء مساءلة هل

05.15 – 05.30 Room P095

Concluding Remarks: (Dr. Ghada Barsoum – PPAD Chair & Dr. Hamid Ali – AMEPPA President & Group Photo)