Publications
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Empowering Local Governments in Jordan:
Enhancing Political and Developmental Relations between Local Governments and Local Communities
Since municipalities, respectively, local governments form the centre of developmental and investment activities in its community, KAS Amman and the Vision Center for Strategic and Development Studies organized a workshop on the empowerment of local governments in Jordan. The workshop took place on October 26th, 2011 in Jerash and was aimed at enhancing the role of municipalities and strengthening their relations with civil society organizations and the private sector in order to make their work most efficient. more…
Dr. Martin Beck taught a course on Cross-Mediterranean Relations at the Jordanian Institute of Diplomacy
Dr. Martin Beck taught future Jordanian diplomats on cross-mediterranean relations at the Insitute of Diplomacy. The four-day course was held from October 3rd to 6th and covered historical and theoretical aspects of Euro-Arab relations, the relevance of the Israli-Palestinian conflict and the challenges of the Arab Spring. more…
Study Visit to Brussels with Directors of JCCES, LCCES and WEO.
Accompanied by three directors of leading non-governmental organizations from Jordan Mona al-Alami (Jordanian Center for Civic Education Studies), Susan Arif (Women Empowerment Organization, Iraq) and Rula Mikhael (Lebanese Center for Civic Education Studies), Martin Beck travelled to a study visit to Brussels, which was organized by the KAS office in Brussels headed by Andrea Ostheimer. The participants had the opportunity to meet high-ranking figures from the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European Action Service, NATO and several important non-governmental organizations. more…
Dr. Martin Beck at the Summer School held at the German-Jordanian University
Martin Beck taught a modul on Regional Relations of the Arab World at a Summer School organized by the Freie Universität Berlin at the German-Jordanian University in Amman on September 11, 2011. He lectured and discussed with students from Jordan, Syria, Morocco, Germany, Switzerland and Canada on theoritical tools of International Relations, the history of regional affairs and the Arab Spring and its meaning in general and for Jordan in particular. more…
Media and Political Development
On September 10th, KAS Amman in cooperation with First Media Company held a roundtable discussion concerning "Media and Political". Panelist discussed the role of media in raising awareness for political developments among youth and in promoting democracy in societies. more…
