Dr. Noha El-Mikawy

Date of Birth: 01.03.1960

Nationality: Egyptian

Married; no children

EDUCATION

1985 – 1991University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA)

Ph.D. in Comparative Politics, focusing on the Arab countries

Dissertation: "The Predicament of ConsensusBuilding in Transition to Liberal Democracy in Egypt"

University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA)

1983-1985M.A. in Comparative PoliticsInternationalRelations

1997-1981AmericanUniversity in Cairo (AUC)

B.A. in Political Science

GRADUATE & POST GRADUATE TRAINING

12.2003Overseas Development Institut, London

Bridging Research and Policy in Morocco

01.199221st Century Trust, England

Religion and Liberal Politics in Comparative Perspective

07.1986United Nations Information Office, Geneva

Summer Internship, funded by UCLA

Professional Experience

12.2006 to dateUNDP Bureau of Development Policy, OsloGovernanceCenterPolicy Advisor for Governance and Poverty Reduction

02.2005 to 12.2006SURF-AS UNDP

Governance Policy Advisor

12.2001 - to dateCenter for Development Research (ZEF), BonnUniversity

Senior Research Fellow & Project Coordinator

Law-making processes, society private sector participation in economic policy making, educational reform in Arab countries

Lecturer in Doctoral Program in Developmental Studies

01.2002 – To DatePeer Reviewer for Economic Research Forum (ERF)

MDF5: Fostering the Implementation of Trade Reforms

EU-funded Country Profile of MEDA Countries: Governance Chapter

ERF Annual Conference: Elections in Turkey,

ERF Annual Conference: Turkish Elections in 1995”

01.2004Peer Reviewer for Egyptian Human Development Report Governance & Decentralization Chapter, 2004

12.2003Summer School, RuhrUniversityBochum

Visiting Lecturer

“Arab Human Development Reports: Concept, Findings, Implication for Rsearch”

12.2001Peer Reviewer for Global Development Network & ERF

GDN meeting in Brazil: Growth in FormerSovietRepublics (SloveniaBelarus)

04.2001 -11.2001Egyptian Exporters Association (Expolink), Cairo

Consulting on institutional and capacity building

04.1998 – 04.2001ZEF

Research project manager

Institutional Reform & Economic Development in Egypt

04.1995 – 07.1999Center for Modern Near East, Department of Political Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Lecturer on politics of transition in the Arab countries

03.1994CityUniversity, Frankfurt am Main

Adjunct ProfessorHuman Resource Management

10.1993 – 03.1994Free University of Berlin

Visiting Lecturer in politics of democratization in Arab countries

09.1991 – 06.1993Department of Political Science, AUC

Assistant Professor

Graduate & under-graduate courses: development & democratization

01.1983 – 09-1989Department of Political Science, UCLA

Post Graduate Researcher

To Chairman of Department, working on Indian politics

Teaching Assistant

World Politics, Political Thought

Teaching Associate

Comparative Government

Post Graduate Researcher

To Director of Center for African Studies

PROGRAM & PROJECT FORMULATIONS, Needs Assessments & Evaluations

2005 to date:

ParliamentaryStrengthening in Egypt, Sudan, Bahrain, UAE, Iraq

Civil Service Reform in Somalia

GenderEmpowerment in KuwaitBahrain

Public Administration in SyriaTunisia

JudicialReform in YemenIraq

ORGANIZED TRAINING IN UNDP

2005 to dateGender and Governance to ArabStates UNDP Country Offices

Gender and Governance to ArabStates Deputy UNDP Resident Representatives

Right-Based Approach to UNDP Regional Bureau of ArabStates, NY

DEVELOPMENT OF CROSS PRACTICE RESEARCH PROJECTS

04.1998 – 04.2001“Institutional Reform Economic Development in Egypt”

My Role: Conceptualization, team-building, team coordination, workshop organization, publication

Project Size: 60,000 €; Funding: ZEF

Team: 5 professors, researchers, Ph.D candidates in Egypt

12.2001– 12.2004“Law making, Participation, Economic Reform”

My Role: Conceptualization, team-building, coordination, workshop organization, publication

Project size: 250,000 € (German Ministry of Economic & International Cooperation BMZ)

Team: 10 professors researchers in Morocco, Egypt, Jordan

06.2004– 12.2004“Educational Reform in Selected Arab Countries”

My Role: Conceptualization, team-building, coordination

Project Size: 60,000 € (BMZ)

Team: 4 institute directors in Morocco, Egypt, JordanYemen

RESEARCH TOPICS, PARTNERS, FIELD EXPERIENCE

12.2001– 12.2004Law-making Civil Society Participation in Economic Reform

Partners: ZEF & ERF

Field Experience: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco

06.2004– 12.2004Educational Reform: Policy Process, Needs Options for Regional International Cooperation

Partners: ZEF, al-Akhawayn University, Morocco, NationalCenter for Human Resource, Jordan, CairoUniversity, and Center for Research & Educational Development, Yemen

Field Experience: Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen

09.2003- 06.2004Integrated Water Management Transboundary Cooperation

Partners: ZEF, BaathUniversity, University of Curkurova, Adana, Turkey

04.1998– 04.2001Institutional Reform for Economic Development: Parliament, Civil Society & Investment Authorities

Partners: ZEF, ERF

Field Experience: Egypt

11.1999– 03.2000Comparison of Arab Labour Laws

Partners: Mediterranean Development Forum ERF

Field Experience: Egypt (Co-author experience in MoroccoJordan)

03.1997– 10.1997Democratisationand Liberalization in Latin America

Partner: University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Field Experience: Boliviaand Peru

04.1986 – 02.1991Political Parties, Electoral Systems, Parliamentary Process During Transition to Democracy(doctoral thesis)

Partners: UCLA & AmericanResearchCenter in Egypt (ARCE)

Field Experience: Egypt

06.1981 – 06.1982Food Subsidies, Production Consumption in Egypt

Partners: International Food Policy Research (IFPRI) , Washington

Field Experience: Egypt

06.1990 – 08.1990Surveying Islamic Attitudes Among University Students: AsiaNear East

Partners: Center For Pacific Rim Studies, UCLA

TRAINING & COUNSELLING

04.2004European Training Foundation

Training program officers on governance in Arab countries

06.2003EU-Tempus Program

Training professors & university officers on higher education cooperation potential with Arab countries

09.1995Gitec Consulting, Düsseldorf

Training Yemeni engineers on German political & economic system

03.1992 – 05.1993International Institute of Agronomy, Cairo

Training international agronomists on governance issues in Egypt

04.1983 – 09.1988UCLA Office of International Students & Scholars

Counselling students & scholars, organizing orientation programs

CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION

Civil Society Delegation to G-8 Meeting in New York

Moderator & spokesperson in G-8 ministerial session

ERF

Active Fellow

Civic Forum

Member since its inception. The organization’s mission is to defend and advocate liberal values in Egypt

SCIENTIFIC AND Civil Society NETWORK

The Center for Parliamentary Studies, CairoUniversity

Pakistan Institute for Legislative Development and Transparency

Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, IranTurkey (ERF)

Lebanese Transparency Association

Transparency International, Berlin

Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt

AmericanUniversity in Cairo (AUC)

Mohamad V University, Morocco

Al-AkhawaynUniversity in Ifrane, Morocco

Royal Council for Science and Technology, Jordan

NationalCenter for Human Resource Management, Jordan

JordanUniversity, Jordan

al-Baath University, Syria

Tempus Progamme of the European Union

Global Development Network

International Peace Academy, New York

Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, IranTurkey (ERF)

German Near East Association (DAVO)

21st Century Trust in London(Chairman: Chris Patten)

The International Political Science Association (IPSA)

The Middle East Studies Association, USA (MESA)

The AmericanResearchCenter in Egypt, USA / Egypt (ARCE)

COURSES TAUGHT

Institutional Analysis from a Political Perspective, Bonn

Transition to Democracy in Comparative Perspective, Kairo

The Political Economy of Democratization, Kairo

Comparative Government in the Middle East, Kairo

Islamic Political Thought in 20th Century, Erlangen-Nürnberg

Methods of Political Analysis in Middle Eastern Studies, Erlangen

Politics in Egyptian Films, Erlangen-Nürnberg

Introduction to World Politics & to Political Thought, UCLA

Strategic Human Resource Management, CityUniversity, Frankfurt/M

LANGUAGES

Language / Speaking Proficiency / Writing Proficiency / Reading Proficiency / Place of Acquisition
Arabic / 1 / 1 / 1 / Mother Tongue
English / 1 / 1 / 1 / Kindergarten till University, Egypt & USA
German / 1 / 1 / 1 / Adult Education, Germany
French / 3 / 3 / 3 / High School, Egypt
Spanish / 3 / 3 / 3 / Private School, Bolivia

1= fluent; 2= good; 3= fair

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

2006Governance and Economic Reform in Selected ArabStates, a ZEF & ERF Publication

2002Institutional Reform & Economic Development in Egypt. N. El-Mikawy & H. Handoussa, eds. Cairo: AmericanUniversity in Cairo (AUC) Press.

1999Building Consensus and the Politics of Transition in Egypt.Cairo: AUC Press.

ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS

Forthcoming 2007“Governance in Fragile Contexts” a German BMZ Publication on International Experiences in Fragile States

Forthcoming 2007“Empowerment and Electoral Participation” a UNDP Publication on Making Democracy Deliver

2006„Access to Justice in the Arab Region“ forthcoming in a UNDP global handbook on Access to Justice.

2005„Institutionalizing Good Governance“ in Forum (ERF Newsletter) vol 3&4, Autumn 2005

2005“Medien im arabischen Raum: Entwicklungen und Entwicklungspolitik” In: Medien und Entwicklung: Neue Impulse fuer die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Bonn: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, p. 31-36.

2004“Governance and Institutional Issues” In: Egypt Country Profile: The Road Ahead for Egypt. A Femise Network Publication, December, p. 119-142.

2004“Perspectives on the Impact of Political Reform on the Development Climate” Forum (ERF Newsletter) vol 11, no. 2, Summer 2004 .

2004“Institutional Reform in Support of Economic Transition in the MEDA Countries” In: IEMed Yearbook 2003-4, IEMED, Barcelona, Spain.

2004„Istitutionelle Reformen und Wachstum in Ägypten” In: Wirtschaftsreformen im arabischen Raum. S. Wippel (Hrsg.) Klaus Schwarz Verlag, Berlin.

2004„Media and Civil Society in Egpyt“ E+Z, vol. 31, #7, July, p. 282-284.

2003”Governance Trends in den arabischen Staaten” Inamo, 9:36, Winter, 18-19.

2003“Getting the Basics Right: Diagnosis & Prescription for Institutional Reform” epd:Entwicklungspolitik, #13, Juli.

2003“Diagnosis and Resarch Agenda for Institutional Reform” Forum, Spring 03, Cairo,

2003with A. F. Ghoneim “Political Economy Aspects of Trade Reform in Egypt”, in Ghoneim, Ahmed F. and Heba Nassar (eds.) Institutional and Policy Challenges Facing the Egyptian Economy, Cairo: Center of Economic and Financial Research, Cairo University.

2002“The Arab Human Development Report, Institutions, Conflict and Regional Development” Forum, vol. 9, #2, Cairo,

2002with M. Posusney "Labor Representation in the Age of Globalization: Trends & Issues in Non-Oil-Based Arab Economies" in Employment Creation and Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa. H. Handoussa & Z. Tzannatos, eds. Cairo: AUC Press.

2002"Islamic Economic Thought in Egypt: Should We Take It Seriously?" Discussion Paper #87, Free University of Berlin, Center for Modern Oriental Studies (ZMO), Schwarz Verlag ISSN 0942-3052.

2000"Perceptions of the Social Role of the State in Egypt" IN: Discourses in Contemporary Egypt: Politics and Social Issues. E. Hill, ed. Cairo: Cairo Papers in Social Sciences, vol. 22, # 4.

2000Institutional Reform of Economic Legislation: the case of Egypt.Discussion Paper Series #30, Bonn: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung.

1999 ‘’The Informal Sector & the Conservative Consensus in Egypt: a case of fragmentation’’. In: Globalization and Fragmentation. H. Afshar, ed. London: Macmillan.

1998 ‘’Die Reflexionen der Politik in ägyptischen Spielfilmen’’ In: Visuelle Politik, W. Hofmann, ed. Munich: Nomos Publishers.

1993"The New Clinton Administration: People and Foreign Policy".In: The New American Administration and the Middle East. Cairo: CairoUniversity's Center for Political Research & Studies (in Arabic).

1993"The U.S. and its Role in the New World Order" In: The Structures and Processes of the New World Order. Cairo: CairoUniversity's Center for Political Research & Studies (in Arabic).

1992"Democracy in Quest of Moderate Expectations" in Civil Society.#6, June.

1991"The Egyptian Parliament and Transition to Democracy" in American Arab Affairs.#36, Spring.

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

1992-to dateInternational Book Reviews

al-Siyasa al-Dawliyya, Cairo

2002Guest Editor

ERF Forum

2002-to dateMember of Editorial Board

ZEF Newsletter

WORKSHOPS & PANELS ORGANIZED & CHAIRED;

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

OrganizeDand CHAIRED Panels

03.2005“Economic Openness & Civic Liberties in the MENA Countries”

Workshop for 6th Mediterranean Social Political Research Meeting of the Robert Schuman Center, European University Institute, Florence

04.2004“Inter-Cultural Dialogue: Egypt & Holland”

Dutch Cultural Center and the Dutch Embassy in Cairo

02.2004“Consequences of the Arab Human Development Report 2003

International Cooperation” Development Policy Forum, InWent-BMZ-UNDP

07.2003“The Arab Human Development Report and the Future of Research in the Arab Region”

ZEF

12.2001"Explaining Growth" Global Development Network, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

10.2000"Parliaments in the Arab World"

International Association of Middle Eastern Studies, Berlin

08.1996"Egyptian Nationalism & Cosmopolitanism"

University of Leiden

04.1992“Egypt in the Eyes of Young Researchers: The Political Sociology of Egypt” Pioneer Konferenz of AUC for Young Researchers in Egyptian Universities

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

12.2006“UNDP Experience in Public Administration Reform” NationalSchool of Public Administration, Tunisia

09.2005Bridging the Gap in the Mediterranean, a Herbert Quandt Foundation Event

04.2005EU – Mediterranean Relations in Celebration of the 10th Anniversayr of the Barcelona Process

10.2004“Media and Governance in the Arab Region”

Friedrich Ebert Foundation Workshop on Media and Governance

05.2003“The Institutional Reform Implications for MEDA Countries”

IEMedon EU Enlargement and its Impact on MEDA, Barcelone

04.2003“Political and economic liberalization in Egypt: possible & necessary”

Annual Conference, Faculty of Economics, CairoUniversity

10.2002“Governance in Eygpt”

Country Profiles: ERF - IM Joint Project

10.2000"Moral Economics: The Local & the Global in Islamic Discourse"

International Association of Middle Eastern Studies, Berlin

03.2000“Labor Representation in the Non-Oil Arab Countries”

Mediterranean Development Forum, Cairo

03.1999‘‘Freedoms and the State in Contemporary Islamic Thought“

University of California, Los Angeles

11.1998‘‘The Social Contract in Egypt in the 1990s‘‘

University of Tübingen

10.1998“The Fate of Modernisation Theory in Egyptian Feature Films’’

University of Augsburg

12.1998‘’Comparative Perceptions of the Role of the State in Egypt"

Middle East Studies Association, Chicago

05.1996“Women, Neopatriarchy, and Neoliberalism”

Egypt Today Conference, University of Manchester

05.1996“Liberalism & Populism in Egypt”

University of York

10.1994"Liberalism and Liberal Education in Egypt"

Euro-Arab Dialogue, Ankara

07.1994, 01.1993"Whatever happened to Liberals in Contemporary Egypt?" &

"Economic Liberalization and Democracy in Egypt"

Free University of Berlin

08.1993"Islamic Fundamentalism in Egypt, Liberalism & Democracy"

Portuguese Ministry of Culture, Lisbon

10.1992"New Directions in Regional Studies: Comparative Religious Activism”

Middle East Studies Association, Portland

09.1992"Egypt's Political System and Islamic Activism"

University of Nijmegen

11.1991"Political Islam: Uniformity or Diversity"

AmericanResearchCenter in Egypt, Cairo

08.1990"Democratization in Egypt"

American Political Science Association, San Fransisco

08.1989"Islam and Politics in Egypt: The Moslem Brothers in Elections"

American Political Science Association, Atlanta

03.1989"The Concept of Relative Autonomy and the State in Egypt"

University of Utah, State and Society Colloquim

11.1987"Can Egypt of Sadat & Mubarak be Called a BourgeoisState?"

Middle East Studies Association, Baltimore

07.1987 –07.1990"How to Teach School Pupils About Egypt and the Arab World"

Teachers' Summer Program at UCLA

STIPENDS

1991Fulbright Stipendium für Workshop “Religion und Liberalismus”, England

1989-1990Ford Foundation & American Research Center in Egypt(ARCE) Doctoral field research in Egypt

Sommer 1986UCLA Scholarship for a U.N. Summer Internship in Geneva

1983-1985Full ScholarshipUniversity of California in Los Angeles (UCLA)

1977-1982Full Scholarship American University in Cairo (AUC)

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