Co-presented with the Department of Arabic Language and Cultures, the European Studies Program and the Sydney Democracy Network
Andrea Teti's visit is made possible by the Council for Australian-Arab Relations, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
- Roundtable: "Europe and the Arab Uprisings Five Years On: The Betrayal of Democracy"
- Participants:
* Dr Andrea Teti, Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, where he specialises in Middle Eastern and EU politics
* Professor Vrasidas Karalis, Sir Nicholas Laurantos' Chair in Modern Greek Studies at the University of Sydney
* Associate Professor Bronwyn Winter, European Studies and International and Global Studies at the University of Sydney
* Professor John Keane (moderator), Sydney Democracy Network
Recent protest movements in Europe and the Middle East have called for a greater political voice, a more equitable economy, and greater social justice. Yet five years after the mass mobilisation of the 'Arab Uprisings' and of Europe's anti-austerity movements, the message of these protests seem to have fallen on deaf ears.
The Middle East has seen a powerful wave of counter-revolution sweep the region. In Europe political elites have attempted to prevent new leftist movements from achieving power while the political landscape has drifted slowly but surely to the xenophobic right.
This panel considers the response of Europe and the Middle East to the opportunities for democratic transformation afforded by the 2010-15 wave of protests, why those opportunities were missed, and what can be done to address the underlying tensions in these societies.
Please follow this link to hear the podcast: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2016/europe_and_arab_uprisings.shtml