“Seeds of Discord: Constitutional Woes from Iraq to the Arab Spring” with Zaid Al Ali

Open to the Public

A seminar with Zaid Al Ali, Senior Adviser on Constitution Building, International IDEA.

Date: Wed, Apr 22, 2015 Time: 04:00pm - 05:30pm

An Iraqi man looks at a copy of the country's new constitution at a distribution center in Najaf, Iraq.

Please note: Due to construction at HKS, the Eliot Street entrance to the Taubman Building is only partially accessible. For those coming from JFK Street, please use the courtyard entrance. For those coming from Mt. Auburn Street, please look for signs directing you to the alternate entrance route through JFK Park.

A seminar with Zaid Al Ali, Senior Adviser on Constitution Building, International IDEA.

What can the countries of the Arab Spring learn from the Constitutional missteps of Iraq? The Arab world has seen a historic moment of constitutional reform on the global stage, but so far reaped only modest benefits. Constitutional expert Zaid Al-Ali will examine Iraq's fraught constitutional process in the wake of American military intervention and draw parallels to regional actors now undergoing their own delicate transitions.

For a complete bio on Zaid Al Ali, click here.

Location: WAPPP Cason Conference Room, Taubman Building, Room 102, HKS