About the conference

The Fourth MENA Social Policy Network (University of Bath) Conference in Partnership with the American University in Cairo’s Centennial Celebration.

“Social Policy in the MENA Region: Policy Learning in the Era of Social Protection”

We are now in an era of major policy change in the MENA region: under the new paradigm of social protection, countries are undergoing major reforms in social policy provision ranging from the introduction of cash transfer programmes to re-adjustments in fiscal policy with major implications for both policy-making processes and citizen rights and welfare.
In response to this dynamic context, this conference seeks to engage with the following questions: How do we as researchers, policy-makers and practitioners make sense of the social protection agenda in the MENA region?
In what ways does it replace or reinforce pre-exiting social policy structures? More importantly how can social policy change be managed in this time of social transformation?
Can MENA countries learn from the policy experiences of other countries or regions? More to the point, how does policy learning happen in order to foster more effective, efficient and inclusive social protection policies?

Arrival at AUC

Details of where attendees should present themselves upon arrival at the conference will be emailed to everyone who has registered online in October. Speciic queries can be addressed to menasp_network@bath.ac.uk

Programme of events

The detailed programme of events will be made available in October. Please check the MENASP network website closer to the date.

Presenters will be emailed details about their panel, time and location before the programme is released.

VISA requirements

It is the responsibility of the attendees and presenters to obtain the necessary VISA to attend the conference in Egypt. However, we are able to deliver an official letter confirming your attendance upon request. If you require such a letter, please email menasp_network@bath.ac.uk

Please note that we will contact everyone who has registered closer to the date of the conference to confirm that you still intend on participating. We kindly ask that if you are no longer able to attend, you inform us via email at menasp_network@bath.ac.uk.