1. Nadine ABDALLA
Tel: +4917621134563 Nationality: Egyptian
Born in Cairo on 12/5/84
Single
E-mail: nadine.abdalla1984@gmail.com
Address: 56 Konstanzer Str, 10707, Berlin, Germany.
Education:
2007- 2013: PhD Degree from Sciences-Po Grenoble, France, Grade: Very honorable
with Jury congratulations (Très Honorable avec Félicitations du Jury). Thesis
title: “Social Mobilization in Egypt between Economic Demands and Opposition
to the Regime (2005-2009).
2005-2006: Master Degree in International Relations at Sciences-Po Paris, France
2004-2005: University Degree in Final Studies of Political Science, Grade Very Good.
Project of graduation: Excellent.
2001-2004: Student at Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences (F.E.P.S),
Cairo University, French Section
2000-2001: Egyptian High school diploma “Letter” (95,3%), College of Notre Dame de la
Délivrande (NDD), Heliopolis, Cairo
1988-2001: Primary, preparatory, secondary studies in the college of Notre Dame de la
Délivrande, Heliopolis, Cairo
Work Experience:
Oct. 2015– July 2016: Center of Middle Eastern and North African Politics, Free University of
Berlin: Post-Doctoral Fellow - Europe in The Middle East and Middle East in
Europe (EUME) Research Program affiliated to The Berlin-based Forum
Transregionale Studien.
Feb. 2015 till now: The Arab Forum for Alternative Studies (AFA), Cairo: Research Associate.
Jan. 2014 - Jan. 2015: The German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung
Wissenschaft und Politik) (SWP) in Berlin, Cairo: Non-Resident Fellow.
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2. Jul. 2012 - Oct. 2013: The German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin:
Doctoral Fellow.
April 2012 till now: Al-Masry Al-Youm Egyptian Newspaper, Cairo: Columnist.
Dec. 2012 - Sept. 2013: Egypt Source blog / Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C: Contributor.
Sept. 2009 - June 2010: L'Institut d'Etude Politique et Internationale de Lausanne, Lausanne
University, Switzerland: Doctoral Fellow.
Nov. 2009-June 2010: The Study and Research Center for the Arab and Mediterranean World
(CERMAM), Geneva, Switzerland: Research Associate.
Jan. 2008 - Jul. 2012: Arab Forum for Alternative Studies (AFA), Cairo, Egypt: Research Fellow.
Jan. 2007 till end 2009: Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS). Arab-
European Studies Unit, Cairo Egypt: Researcher Assistant, under the direction
of Dr. Amr El-Shobaki.
Jul - Aug 2004: Center of Economics, Juridical, Socials studies and Documentation
(CEDEJ) Cairo, Egypt: Researcher Assistant under the direction of Dr. Jean
Noël Ferrié.
Jul - 26 Aug 2003: United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (U.N.H.C.R), Cairo, Egypt:
Completed a training course in International Human Rights and Refugee Law
and in interviewing techniques and shadowing interviews done to the refugees..
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to 12 Sept 2002: France News Agency (A.F.P), Cairo, Egypt
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to 14 Aug 2002: French Council, Cairo, Egypt: Visa department
Grants and Awards:
Oct. 2015- July 2016: Post-Doctoral Scholarship granted by The German Federal Ministry of Education
and Research.
Jul. 2012 - Oct. 2013: Doctoral Scholarship granted by The German Foreign Ministry (in the
Framework of the Transformation Partnership with the Arab World).
Sept. 2009 - June 2010: Doctoral Scholarship granted by the Swiss Confederation (Bourse
d’Etudes Universitaire de la Confédération Suisse).
2005- 2006: Masters Scholarship granted by The French Foreign Ministry and
The French Ministry of International Development (Bourse d’excellence
Eiffel).
Publications:
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
ABDALLA, Nadine (2016) Youth Movements in the Egyptian Transformation: Strategies and
Repertoires of Political Participation, Mediterranean Politics, 21 (1), pp44-63.
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3. Peer-Reviewed Policy Articles:
ABDALLA, Nadine (2016) The Quest for Accountability and Sociopolitical Change in Egypt:
Repertoire of Actions and Challenges for Youth Activism in the Local Level in COLOMBO,
Silvia (Ed.), Youth Activism in the South of the Mediterranean Countries since the Arab Uprising:
Challenges and Policy Options, EuroMeSCo Joint Policy Study (2), Barcelona, pp27-44.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2015) The Labor and Politics in Egypt, Middle East Institute (MEI),
Singapore.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2014) Social Protests and Subsidy Removal in Egypt: Future Scenarios,
Arab Reform Initiative (ARI), Paris.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2014) Egyptian Labor and the State, Middle East Institute (MEI),
Washington D.C.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2013) Egypt's Revolutionary Youth- From Street Politics to Party Politics,
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2012) Social Protests in Egypt before and after the 25 January Revolution:
Perspectives on the Evolution of their Forms and Features, IEMed Yearbook 2012, The European
Institute for the Mediterranean (IEMed), Barcelona.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2012) Egypt's Workers - From Protest Movement to Organized Labor: A
Major Challenge of the Transition Period, SWP, Berlin
ABDALLA, Nadine (2012) As Egypt’s Labor Protests Increase, is an Organized Labor Movement
the Solution? Atlantic Center, Washington D.C.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2012) Egypt’s January Revolution and the Eastern European Experience,
Visgrad Insights, Vol.1, Res-Publica Nowa Foundation, Warsaw.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2012) Egypt After Parliamentary Elections: Policy Recommendations for
Domestic and External Actors, Policy Brief 32, EuroMeSCo and IEMed, Barcelona.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2012) Social Media and the Egyptian Revolution, STETE Year Book 2011,
The Finnish Committee for European Security (STETE), Helsinki.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2011) Social Protests Movements in Egypt, Nous Horitzons Journal, no.201,
Nous Horitzons Foundation, Barcelona.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2008) Civil Society in Egypt: A Catalyst for Democratization? The
International Journal of Not for Profit Law, 1 (4), Washington D.C.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2008) Human Rights in Egypt: Which Role for Europe? Centre pour les
études et les recherches du Monde Arabe et de la Méditerranée”(CERMAM), Geneva.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2008) Civil Society and Democracy in Egypt, CERMAM, Geneva.
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4. ABDALLA, Nadine (2008) European and American Pressure on Egypt for the Implementation of
Democracy: Which limits? CERMAM, Geneva.
Arabic Language Peer- Reviewed Articles:
ABDALLA, Nadine (2016) Generational Rifts on the Political Level, Al-Malaf Al-Masry, Al-
Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS), Cairo.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2015) Youth in Political Parties between the Potential of Exerting Influence
and the Problems of Marginalization in Egypt, The Arab Forum for Alternatives (AFA) and the
Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI), Cairo.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2014) Youth Movements in the Aftermath of the 30th of June: An analysis
of their Strategies, Al-Malaf Al-Masry, ACPSS, Cairo.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2012) Transition to Democracy in Eastern Europe between Success and
Failure: Poland and Ukraine as a Study Case, AFA, Cairo.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2012) Solutions for Social Protests in Egypt: A Socio- political Perspective,
AFA, Cairo
ABDALLA, Nadine (2010) Protest Movements in Egypt and Poland, Dimocratyia, ACPSS, Cairo.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2008) Evaluation of the American Strategy for Democracy Promotion in
Egypt, Dimocratyia, ACPSS, Cairo.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2008) Lisbon Treaty: An Analytical Perspective, Al-Seyasa Al-Daweleya,
ACPSS, Cairo.
Book Chapters:
ABDALLA, Nadine (2015) “The Neoliberal Policies and The Egyptian Trade Union Movement:
Politics of Containment and Limits of Resistance” in AKCALI Emel (eds), The Limits of
Neoliberal Governmentality in the Middle East and North Africa, Palgrave.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2015) « L’Egypte: Les dynamiques d’une transition en difficulté » in
ABIDI Hasni, Monde Arabe, entre Autoritarismes et Transition. Les Dynamiques Internes et les
Influences Externes, Paris, Erick Bonnier.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2015) «Le Mouvement ouvrier et syndical au défi de la transition» in
LACROIX Stéphane et ROUGIER Bernard, (eds), L’Egypte en Révolutions, Presse Universitaire
de France (PUF), Proche Orient, Paris, 2015.
ABDALLA, Nadine (2015) «Le processus de transition démocratique égyptien : Quels défis?» in
ABIDI Hasni and TANNOUS Nanon Nour (eds), Ou va le Monde Arabe?: Les Enjeux de sa
Transition, Paris, Erick Bonnier.
International Conferences:
Papers and Presentations:
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5. 4-5 March 2016: Princeton University, American University in Beirut (AUB) and The Project
on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) joint International Conference in
Princeton, USA. Presentation of a paper named: The Repertoire of Actions of the
Egyptian youth movements in the Local Level.
22-23 November 2015: Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA) annual meeting in Denver, USA:
Presentation of a paper named: The Egyptian Labor Movement: Which Impact in a
Transformation Process?
18 November 2015: Intituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Roma and EuroMeSco joint Workshop
in Beirut. Presentation of a paper named: The Quest for Accountability and Socio-
political Change in Egypt: Repertoire of Actions and Challenges for Youth
Activism at the Local Level
16-17 April 2015: Future Studies Forum for Africa and the Middle East (FSF) in Amman: Talk
about the Future of the Egyptian Political Transformation.
25 March 2015: The Heinrich Boll Stiftung Symposium in Berlin: Talk about the Egyptian
Youth movement.
13-15 March 2015: The Arab Council for Social Sciences (ACSS) Annual Conference in Beirut:
Presentation of a paper named: The Egyptian Labor movement and the Political
Transformation Process.
26 Jan. 2015: Casa Arabe Symposium in Madrid: Presentation named: Four Years After:
The Dynamics of a Stalled Process in Egypt.
22- 23 Jan. 2015: The Global Studies Institute (GSI) Conference at Geneva University:
Presentation of a paper named: Egypt: The Dynamics of a Difficult Political
Transformation.
2- 3 Oct. 2014: The EuroMeSCo annual conference in Tarragona, Spain: Discussion of a
paper named: The Modification of the Egyptian Political Realm.
20 August 2014: WOCMES Conference in Ankara: Presentation of a paper named: The Youth
Movements in the Egyptian Transformation.
4 June 2014: La Manouba University Seminar in Tunis: Presentation named: The Youth
Strategies in the Egyptian Transformation.
13 March 2014: The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Symposium in Berlin: Presentation
named: New Trade Unions in Egypt: Potentials and Challenges.
26 Oct. 2012: The Free University in Berlin and The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
Conference in Berlin: Presentation of a paper named: Egypt’s Workers From
Movement to Organized Labor
8 Feb. 2011: Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI) Symposium in Paris:
Presentation of a paper named: New Foreign Policy of Qatar in the Arab Word:
What’s Implication in its Relation With Egypt?
28 Nov-1 Dec. 2012: Eastern Partnership Civil Society Conference in Poznan, Poland:
Presentation named: Civil Society current situation in Egypt.
25 Nov. 2012: Institute for Public Affairs in Poland and Policy Association for an Open
Society (PASOS) Conference in Warsaw: Presentation named: E.U and
Democratization after the Arab Spring.
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6. 27-28 July 2011: United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and Arab Ligue
Conference in Cairo: Presentation named: Challenges for the Egyptian
Transition to Democracy.
21-22 June 2011: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Conference in Beirut: Presentation named:
The Egyptian Revolution Roots.
10 June 2011: The Finnish Committee for European Security (STETE) Symposium in
Helsinki: Presentation named: Social Media and The Egyptian Revolution.
27-28 May 2011: European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) and Arab Forum for
Alternatives (AFA) Conference in Cairo: Presentation of a paper named:
Social Protests in Egypt: A Socio-Political Perspective.
4-5 July 2010: The Egyptian association for Community Participation Enhancement
Conference in Cairo: Presentation of a paper named: Electoral Transfer of
Power and Transition to Democracy in Eastern Europe: Which Lessons for
Egypt?
23-24 Nov. 2009: Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB) and Arab Forum for
Alternatives (AFA) Conference in Barcelona: Presentation of a paper named:
Al-Mahalla El-Kobra Labor Movement: A Catalyst For Democratization and
Political Change in Egypt?
16-17 Oct. 2008: EuroMeSCo Annual Conference in Amman: Presentation of a paper named:
Europe and the Promotion of Political Reform and Democracy in the South:
Egypt as a Study Case.
2-3 June 2008: Tampere Peace Research Institute Conference in Finland: Presentation of the
same paper: Civil Society and Democracy in Partner Countries: The Case of
Egypt.
21-22 April 2008: Pierre Werner Institute Conference in Luxembourg: Presentation of a paper
named: Civil Society and Democracy: The Case of Egypt
2-4 Oct. 2007: EuroMeSCo Annual Conference in Lisbon: Presentation of a paper named:
Protection of Human Rights in the South: The EU as a catalyst?
Summer Schools and Tour Studies:
9- 21 Jan. 2012: Arab Forum for Alternatives Studies (AFA) in Cairo and European
Partnership for Democracy (EPD) in Brussels. Study Visit to Poland and
Hungry.
13-16 July 2010: European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) Summer School at
Natolin Campus, Warsaw.
13-19 July 2009: Euro- Arab School for Euro-Mediterranean Governance at the Euro- Arab
Foundation in Grenada, Spain.
16-19 Nov. 2005: Seminar at the United Nations in New York. Subject: UN Reform
Perspectives.
Languages:
Arabic: Mother tongue
French: Excellent (“Alliance Française”, Grade Very Good, 2000)
English: Very Good.
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7. Others:
Political and Social Activities:
Jan. 2013- till now: Member of the Board of Trustees of "Al-Balad" developmental association at
Embaba, Giza, Egypt - I was mainly focusing on conducting Political Education
Programs.
Nov. 2011- Dec. 2011: Leading Member of Dr. Amr El-Shobaki's electoral campaign in the Egyptian
Parliamentary Elections for Embaba, Dokki and Agouza districts.
April 2011 - Jul. 2012: Member of the political bureau of "Al-Adl" youth Party.
Sports and other Skills:
Karate (Blue belt), swimming, Yoga and Reiki healing technic (level 1).
Foreign countries visited:
United States, Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg,
Finland, Turkey, Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungry, Morocco Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan,
Rhodes and Cyprus.
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