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Relations between Members of Parliament and their Constituencies: Challenges and International Experiences

19 April، 20168fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

Jacqui Smith ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nouran AhmedNew parliamentary elections for 2015, the third entitlement on the road map after the presidential election and the constitution, are about to be held. There seems to be a number of issues that await the next parliament, starting with the nature of issues and topics of consideration, the policies and legislations related to them, and also those from the point of view of the public and political context, which in turn poses challenges for parliamentary work and parliamentarians. At the forefront of these challenges is the question of the relationship between MPs and their constituencies,…

Commitment to the Party Line: Egyptian and International Experiences

20 January، 20168fe72e23ug8oBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

Ahmed Fawzy ,Jacqui Smith ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nick Sigler ,Sameh Makram EbeidEgyptOne cannot imagine that the crisis of party-line commitment faced by Egyptian political parties can be tackled or resolved without dealing with a key structural factor related to the process of establishing political parties following the Egyptian revolution. This was the historic moment that has ever since deeply affected the Egyptian political parties with its complications, manifestations, impacts and echo. The moments of the emergence of the Egyptian revolution and the first days of the revolution in the following 18 days were basically epic moments given the variety and diversity…